premodern
adjective
of or relating to any period before the modern era.
premodernity
-
a word derived from
premodern.
Example Sentences
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The difference is that back then vast swaths of rural America were basically operating in premodernity because they lacked electricity and so forth.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2021
