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precontemporary

precontemporary adjective: earlier than contemporary.

Adjective

precontemporary (not comparable)

  1. Earlier than contemporary.

Origin of precontemporary

From pre- + contemporary.

Questions about precontemporary

What does precontemporary mean?
Precontemporary means earlier than contemporary.
What part of speech is precontemporary?
Precontemporary is an adjective.

Words near precontemporary in the dictionary

  1. precontemplation
  2. precontemplative
  3. precontemplator
  4. precontemplators
  5. precontemporaneous
  6. precontemporary
  7. precontest
  8. precontract
  9. precontracted
  10. precontractile
  11. precontracting

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