pre

Main Entry:: pre-
Function:: prefix
Etymology:: Latin prae-, from prae in front of, before — more at for

1 a (1): earlier than : prior to : before <Precambrian> <prehistoric> (2): preparatory or prerequisite to <premedical> b: in advance : beforehand <precancel> <prepay>2: in front of : anterior to <preaxial> <premolar>

pre*ad*mis*sion
pre*adult
pre*ag*ri*cul*tur*al
pre*an*es*thet*ic
pre*an*nounce
pre*ap*prove
pre*ar*range
pre*ar*range*ment
pre*as*sem*bled
pre*as*sign
pre*bake
pre*bat*tle
pre*bib*li*cal
pre*book
pre*break*fast
pre*cap*i*tal*ist
pre*chill
pre–Christ*mas
pre*clear
pre*clear*ance
pre*code
pre*co*i*tal
pre*col*lege
pre*col*le*giate
pre*co*lo*nial
pre*com*bus*tion
pre*com*mit*ment
pre*com*pute
pre*com*put*er
pre*con*cert
pre*con*cil*i*ar
pre*con*quest
pre*con*so*nan*tal
pre*con*struct*ed
pre*con*ven*tion
pre*con*vic*tion
pre*cool
pre*cop*u*la*to*ry
pre*crash
pre*crease
pre*cri*sis
pre*cut
pre*dawn
pre*de*fine
pre*de*liv*ery
pre*de*par*ture
pre*des*ig*nate
pre*de*val*u*a*tion
pre*de*vel*op*ment
pre*din*ner
pre*dis*charge
pre*dis*cov*ery
pre*dive
pre*draft
pre*drill
pre*dy*nas*tic
pre*elec*tion
pre*elec*tric
pre*elec*tron*ic
pre*em*bar*go
pre*em*ploy*ment
pre*en*roll*ment
pre*erect
pre*es*tab*lish
pre*eth*i*cal
pre*ex*per*i*ment
pre*fade
pre*fas*cist
pre*fem*i*nist
pre*feu*dal
pre*fight
pre*file
pre*filled
pre*fi*nance
pre*fire
pre*flame
pre*for*mat
pre*for*mu*late
pre*fresh*man
pre*fro*zen
pre*game
pre*gen*i*tal
pre*har*vest
pre*head*ache
pre*hir*ing
pre*hol*i*day
pre*in*au*gu*ral
pre*in*cor*po*ra*tion
pre*in*duc*tion
pre*in*dus*tri*al
pre*in*ter*view
pre*in*va*sion
pre*kin*der*gar*ten
pre*launch
pre*life
pre*lit*er*ary
pre*log*i*cal
pre*lunch
pre*lun*cheon
pre*made
pre*man*u*fac*ture
pre*mar*i*tal
pre*mar*i*tal*ly
pre*mar*ket*ing
pre*mar*riage
pre*meal
pre*mea*sure
pre*me*di*e*val
pre*meet
pre*mei*ot*ic
pre*men*o*paus*al
pre*merg*er
pre*mi*gra*tion
pre*mod*ern
pre*mod*i*fi*ca*tion
pre*mod*i*fy
pre*moist*en
pre*mold
pre*molt
pre*mor*al
pre*my*cot*ic
pre*noon
pre*no*ti*fi*ca*tion
pre*no*ti*fy
pre*num*ber
pre*open*ing
pre*op*er*a*tion*al
pre*or*der
pre*paste
pre*per*for*mance
pre*pill
pre*plan
pre*por*tion
pre*pre*pared
pre*pres*i*den*tial
pre*press
pre*price
pre*pri*ma*ry
pre*pro*duc*tion
pre*pro*gram
pre*psy*che*del*ic
pre*pub*li*ca*tion
pre*punch
pre*pu*pal
pre*pur*chase
pre*qual*i*fi*ca*tion
pre*qual*i*fy
pre*race
pre*re*ces*sion
pre*re*cord*ed
pre*re*hears*al
pre*re*lease
pre*re*quire
pre*re*tire*ment
pre*re*turn
pre*re*view
pre*re*vi*sion*ist
pre*rev*o*lu*tion
pre*rev*o*lu*tion*ary
pre*rinse
pre*ri*ot
pre*rock
pre*ro*man*tic
pre*sale
pre*sched*ule
pre*screen
pre*sea*son
pre*sen*tence
pre*sen*tenc*ing
pre*ser*vice
pre*set*tle*ment
pre*show
pre*slaugh*ter
pre*sleep
pre*slice
pre*song
pre*spec*i*fy
pre*split
pre*stamp
pre*ster*il*ize
pre*stor*age
pre*strike
pre*struc*ture
pre*sum*mit
pre*sur*gery
pre*sweet*en
pre*symp*tom*at*ic
pre*tape
pre*tax
pre*tech*no*log*i*cal
pre*tele*vi*sion
pre*ter*mi*na*tion
pre*the*a*ter
pre*tour*na*ment
pre*train
pre*trav*el
pre*treat
pre*treat*ment
pre*trial
pre*trimmed
pre*type
pre*uni*fi*ca*tion
pre*uni*ver*si*ty
pre*vi*a*ble
pre*war
pre*warn
pre*wash
pre*wean*ing
pre*work
pre*wrap

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