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Preble

Preble proper noun: a surname. Also the ellipsis of Preble County.

Proper noun

Preble (countable and uncountable, plural Prebles)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A town in Cortland County, New York, United States.

Also used as

Preble is also the ellipsis of Preble County.

Forms of Preble

pluralPrebles

Words formed from Preble

Questions about Preble

What does Preble mean?
Preble means a surname.
What part of speech is Preble?
Preble is a proper noun.

Words near Preble in the dictionary

  1. preblanches
  2. preblanching
  3. preblastoderm
  4. preblastodermal
  5. preblastodermic
  6. Preble
  7. Preble County
  8. prebleach
  9. prebleached
  10. prebleaching
  11. preblend

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