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[ adjective ] (prefix) coming before or being preliminary or preparatory
Examples "`pre' is a prefix in `prehistoric' and `premedical' and `prepaid'" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Most recreation work calls_for a good_deal of pre planning . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Regardless_of rights and wrongs , a population and an area appropriate to a pre World_War_I , great_power have been , following conquest , ruled against their will by a neighboring people , and have had imposed upon them social and economic controls they dislike . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Pueri_Aquam_De_Silvas_Ad_Agricolas_Portant , a delightful vignette set in the unforgettable epoch of pre Punic_War Rome . Related terms |
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