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precapitalist

precapitalist adjective: pertaining to precapitalism, a time before capitalism.

Adjective

precapitalist (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to precapitalism, a time before capitalism.
    • She aligns it with the old precolonial, precapitalist, pre-Christian religions, and with Carnival.2007 January 14, Robert Pinsky, “All Together Now”, in New York Times

Noun

precapitalist (plural precapitalists)

  1. A member of a precapitalist society.

Forms of precapitalist

pluralprecapitalists

Origin of precapitalist

From pre- + capitalist.

Questions about precapitalist

What does precapitalist mean?
Precapitalist means pertaining to precapitalism, a time before capitalism.
What part of speech is precapitalist?
Precapitalist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near precapitalist in the dictionary

  1. precants
  2. precanyon
  3. precap
  4. precapillary
  5. precapitalism
  6. precapitalist
  7. precapitalistic
  8. precapitalists
  9. precapitulate
  10. precapitulated
  11. precapitulates

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