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   pre-

   /priː/

   prefix

   • 1. before (in time, place, order, degree, or importance): "pre-adolescent"

   Word Origin from Latin prae-.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   What does pre mean?

   • prä-, vor-, vor… før-, for-, forhånds-… -전의 (시간이나 행사)… значення передування чомусь у часі, перед-… pre-, in anticipo, già… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PRE- definition: 1. before (a time or an event): 2. before (a time or an event): 3. before (a time or an event): . Learn more.

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   What is the root word of pre?

   • 1. a. Earlier; before; prior to: prehistoric. b. Preparatory; preliminary: premedical. c. In advance: prepay. 2. Anterior; in front of: preaxial. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prae-, from prae, before, in front; see per in Indo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does pre- mean in a sentence?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. The meaning of PRE- is earlier than : prior to : before. How to use pre- in a sentence.

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   What does prepay mean?

   • Prepay. Anterior; in front of. Preaxial. Presuppose, prewar. Preaxial. Before in rank, superior (to), surpassing. Preeminent. Preliminary to, in preparation for. Preschool. Before the usual or expected time for doing so. Preapprove, preprogrammed. Before (something significant). (slang) Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.

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   What does preaxial mean?

   • Preaxial. Before in rank, superior (to), surpassing. Preeminent. Preliminary to, in preparation for. Preschool. Before the usual or expected time for doing so. Preapprove, preprogrammed. Before (something significant). (slang) Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate. (slang) To precum, to pre-ejaculate. Abbreviated from precum.

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   Was there a pre-Raleigh period?

   • From pre-natal days I was destined for the railway service, as an oyster to its shell. Dr. Wilson says, in the statistical accounts of Scotland, many of which are suggestive of a pre-Raleigh period. Offered to Him that liveth for ever and ever, it celebrates his eternal pre-existence and existence to eternal ages.

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   The meaning of PRE- is earlier than : prior to : before. How to use pre- in a sentence. earlier than : prior to : before; preparatory or prerequisite to; in advance : beforehand…

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   Pre- definition: a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before” (preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,” “beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay; preoral; prefrontal)..

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   PRE- definition: 1. before (a time or an event): 2. before (a time or an event): 3. before (a time or an event): . Learn more.

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   Pre- definition: Anterior; in front of. Origin of Pre- Middle English from Old French from Latin prae-from prae before, in front per 1 in Indo-European roots . From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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