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præ-

UK/pɹaɪ/

præ- is the alternative form of pre-.

Meaning of pre-

Prefix

pre-

  1. Before; physically in front of.
    1. Synonym of anterior.
  2. Before; earlier in time; beforehand.
    Synonyms:
    ante-, fore-

Origin of præ-

Ligatural form of Latin pre-.

Words formed from præ-

Questions about præ-

What is præ- the alternative form of?
Præ- is the alternative form of pre-.
How do you pronounce præ-?
Præ- is pronounced /pɹaɪ/ (UK).

Words near præ- in the dictionary

  1. Przybylskis
  2. Przybysz
  3. Przybyszes
  4. Przyspa
  5. prägnanz
  6. præ-
  7. præ-Adamite
  8. præ-Adamites
  9. præ-emption
  10. præ-exist
  11. præ-mortem

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Adapted from Wiktionary: præ- (page history and authors); pre- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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