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pre-
pre-(word root) beforeExamples of words with the root pre-: predestinationpre-pref.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.]pre- prefix before in time, rank, order, position, etc: predate; pre-eminent; premeditation; prefrontal; preschool. [from Latin prae-, from prae before, beforehand, in front]pre- a prefix, occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, meaning “before, in front of,” “prior to, in advance of,” “surpassing” (predict; preeminent; preface; premaxilla); in English, esp. productive in forming verbs that specify an activity taking place before or instead of the usual occurrence of the same activity (preboard; precook; prepay), or in forming adjectives that specify a period of time prior to the event, period, person, etc., denoted by the headword (pre-Columbian; preschool). Also, prae-.[< Latin prae-, prefixal use of prae (preposition and adv.)]pre- A prefix that means "earlier, before," or "in advance," as in prenatal, before birth.Translations
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pre- word element [L.], before (in time or space).pre-Anterior; before (in time or space).
See also: ante-, pro- (1). [L. prae] pre- prefix, Latin, beforepre- Prefix meaning anterior; before (in time or space).
See also: ante-, pro- (1) [L. prae]pre- Prefix denoting before, preceding or prior to.pre- prefix denoting before, occurring before.pre- Combining form meaning anterior; before (in time or space). [L. prae]PRE-
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