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premissionary

premissionary adjective: before the arrival or presence of religious missionaries.

Adjective

premissionary (not comparable)

  1. Before the arrival or presence of religious missionaries.

Origin of premissionary

From pre- + missionary.

Questions about premissionary

What does premissionary mean?
Premissionary means before the arrival or presence of religious missionaries.
What part of speech is premissionary?
Premissionary is an adjective.

Words near premissionary in the dictionary

  1. premisory
  2. premiss
  3. premissed
  4. premisses
  5. premissing
  6. premissionary
  7. premit
  8. premitotic
  9. premium
  10. Premium Bond
  11. Premium Bonds

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