preconditionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpriː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us/ˌpriː.kənˈdɪʃ.ən/something that must happen or be true before it is possible for something else to happen:
A halt to the fighting is a precondition for negotiations.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Important and essential things
- -based
- amenity
- be-all
- big league
- biggie
- building block
- flagship
- grandaddy
- heavyweight
- hot button
- kernel
- keynote
- keystone
- nucleus
- pivot
- prerequisite
- priority
- requisite
- sine qua non
- supply
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