tài​gǔ

remote antiquity

  • created sense approved 太古 · tài​gǔ · remote antiquity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太古

    tài​gǔ

    remote antiquity

    The most ancient times in human history; the era of immemorial antiquity

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [remote past] 古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · ancient

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  • created sense approved 太古 · tài​gǔ · proto- — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太古

    tài​gǔ

    proto-

    In scientific or archaeological contexts, used as a prefix or attribute to mean proto-, archean, or primordial

    太 (literal) → 太 · tài · [remote past] 古 (literal) → 古 · gǔ · ancient

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