preelectric
adjective
pre·elec·tric
ˌprē-i-ˈlek-trik 
-ē-
variants
or pre-electric
: of or like that of a time before the human use of electricity
the preelectric era/world
a preelectric sewing machine
One [solar storm] on the order of the 1859 event could take out the entire grid, sending hundreds of millions of people back to a preelectric way of life …—
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“Preelectric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preelectric. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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