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prenominate

prenominate verb: to name or mention ahead of time.

Verb

prenominate (third-person singular simple present prenominates, present participle prenominating, simple past and past participle prenominated)

  1. to name or mention ahead of time

Adjective

prenominate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) aforementioned
    • Having ever seen in the prenominate crimesc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of prenominate

third-person singular presentprenominates
present participleprenominating
past participleprenominated
pastprenominated

Origin of prenominate

From pre- + nominate.

From Latin praenominatus, past participle of praenominare (“to give the prenomen to, to prenominate”).

Questions about prenominate

What does prenominate mean?
Prenominate means to name or mention ahead of time.
What part of speech is prenominate?
Prenominate can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of prenominate?
The past tense of prenominate is prenominated.

Words near prenominate in the dictionary

  1. prenomens
  2. prenomina
  3. prenominal
  4. prenominally
  5. prenominals
  6. prenominate
  7. prenominated
  8. prenominates
  9. prenominating
  10. prenomination
  11. prenominations

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