precolumbian

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A form of pre-Columbian — Before the voyages of Christopher Columbus of the 1490s which introduced greatly widened contacts between Eurasia and the Americas.

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Meanings

precolumbian1

adjectiveprecolumbian (comparative more precolumbian, superlative most precolumbian)

comparative more precolumbian · superlative most precolumbian

  1. Alternative letter-case form of pre-Columbian.

Precolumbian2

adjectivePrecolumbian (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of pre-Columbian.

Origin

By surface analysis, pre- + Columb(us) + -ian, or, by surface analysis, pre- + Columbian.

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APA

precolumbian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precolumbian

MLA

“precolumbian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precolumbian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precolumbian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precolumbian.

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