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prefamous

prefamous adjective: not yet famous.

Adjective

prefamous (not comparable)

  1. Not yet famous.
    • While most are familiar with the history of the Third Reich from 1933 onward, this essay offers insight into the undistinguished, prefamous Hitler.2015, J. Ward Regan, Great Books Written in Prison, page 167

Origin of prefamous

From pre- + famous.

Questions about prefamous

What does prefamous mean?
Prefamous means not yet famous.
What part of speech is prefamous?
Prefamous is an adjective.

Words near prefamous in the dictionary

  1. prefall
  2. prefame
  3. prefamilies
  4. prefamily
  5. prefamine
  6. prefamous
  7. prefascist
  8. prefascists
  9. prefashion
  10. prefashionable
  11. prefashioned

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