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preinvestigatory

preinvestigatory adjective: prior to investigation.

Adjective

preinvestigatory (not comparable)

  1. Prior to investigation.

Origin of preinvestigatory

From pre- + investigatory.

Questions about preinvestigatory

What does preinvestigatory mean?
Preinvestigatory means prior to investigation.
What part of speech is preinvestigatory?
Preinvestigatory is an adjective.

Words near preinvestigatory in the dictionary

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

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