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preinvestigative

preinvestigative adjective: prior to investigation.

Adjective

preinvestigative (not comparable)

  1. Prior to investigation.

Origin of preinvestigative

From pre- + investigative.

Questions about preinvestigative

What does preinvestigative mean?
Preinvestigative means prior to investigation.
What part of speech is preinvestigative?
Preinvestigative is an adjective.

Words near preinvestigative in the dictionary

  1. preinvestigated
  2. preinvestigates
  3. preinvestigating
  4. preinvestigation
  5. preinvestigations
  6. preinvestigative
  7. preinvestigatory
  8. preinvolvement
  9. preionization
  10. preionizations
  11. preionize

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