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preclare

preclare adjective: illustrious, distinguished.

Adjective

preclare (comparative more preclare, superlative most preclare)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) illustrious, distinguished

Forms of preclare

comparativemore preclare
superlativemost preclare
alternative formpreclair
alternative formpreclaire

Origin of preclare

Borrowed from Latin praeclarus.

Questions about preclare

What does preclare mean?
Preclare means illustrious, distinguished.
What part of speech is preclare?
Preclare is an adjective.

Words near preclare in the dictionary

  1. preclaim
  2. preclair
  3. preclamol
  4. preclamped
  5. preclamping
  6. preclare
  7. preclarified
  8. preclass
  9. Preclassic
  10. preclassical
  11. preclassification

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