preclassic

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Adjective

1. {{n-g|Designating a [[formative]] [[period]] in [[Mesoamerican]] history, from 2000 BCE to 250 CE, during which large-scale ceremonial architecture, writing, cities and states developed.}}
2. {{n-g|Designating a [[transformative]] period in [[Maya]] history from the beginning of permanent village life c. 1000 BC until the advent of the Classic Period c. 250 AD.}}

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