precivilization
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pre- + civilization
Noun[edit]
precivilization (uncountable)
- The time prior to civilization.
- 2008 March 27, Roslyn Sulcas, “Exotica of Brazil in Motion”, in New York Times[1]:
- In “Benguelê” (which refers to slaves’ nostalgic longing for Africa) he makes extensive use of crouching, stooped bodies in a simian, loping walk, arms hanging loosely and head down to suggest tribal dances, rituals, animals, a precivilization.