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precontroversy

precontroversy adjective: before a controversy.

Adjective

precontroversy (not comparable)

  1. Before a controversy.

Origin of precontroversy

From pre- + controversy.

Questions about precontroversy

What does precontroversy mean?
Precontroversy means before a controversy.
What part of speech is precontroversy?
Precontroversy is an adjective.

Words near precontroversy in the dictionary

  1. precontrive
  2. precontrived
  3. precontrives
  4. precontriving
  5. precontroversial
  6. precontroversy
  7. preconvention
  8. preconventional
  9. preconventions
  10. preconversational
  11. preconversion

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