"land before time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lands before time [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lands before time}} land before time (plural lands before time)
  1. (geology, figurative) A region or territory of the Earth before any living organisms existed. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-land_before_time-en-noun-a8v0pJqv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. Prehistory; the time before recorded history.
    Sense id: en-land_before_time-en-noun-Xtiv4Q-b

Inflected forms

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