Usually means: Before the discovery of atoms.
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  1. preatomic: Merriam-Webster
  2. preatomic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. preatomic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. preatomic: Wiktionary
  5. preatomic: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. preatomic: Dictionary.com
  7. preatomic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (preatomic)

▸ adjective:  Prior to the discovery or use of the atomic bomb.

Similar:
postatomic, prenuclear, prestrategic, predynamite, pre-war, prewartime, preantiseptic, predecay, prequantal, prebiological, more...

Opposite:
postatomic, atomic age

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Similar:
postatomic, prenuclear, prestrategic, predynamite, pre-war, prewartime, preantiseptic, predecay, prequantal, prebiological, more...

Opposite:
postatomic, atomic age



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