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pre-modern

pre-modern is the alternative form of premodern.

Meaning of premodern

Adjective

premodern (not comparable)

  1. Preceding or predating the modern era.
    • a premodern Chinese sculpture

Forms of pre-modern

comparativemore pre-modern
superlativemost pre-modern

Questions about pre-modern

What is pre-modern the alternative form of?
Pre-modern is the alternative form of premodern.

Words near pre-modern in the dictionary

  1. pre-mine
  2. pre-mined
  3. pre-mines
  4. pre-mining
  5. pre-moderation
  6. pre-modern
  7. pre-mortem
  8. pre-mortems
  9. pre-mortuary science
  10. pre-Muslim
  11. pre-Nectarian

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