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prenunciative

UK/pɹiˈnʌnsɪətɪv/US/pɹiˈnʌnsiˌeɪtɪv/

prenunciative adjective: announcing beforehand.

Adjective

prenunciative (comparative more prenunciative, superlative most prenunciative)

  1. (obsolete, rare) announcing beforehand
  2. (obsolete, rare) predicative, prophetic

Forms of prenunciative

comparativemore prenunciative
superlativemost prenunciative

Origin of prenunciative

From prenunciate (“announce before”, whence prenunciation) + -ive, with influence from Latin praenuntiātīvus, a misreading in Pliny of praenuntiōs, praenuntius (“foreboding”) and by analogy with praenuntiō (“announce beforehand; foretell”) + -īvus.

Questions about prenunciative

What does prenunciative mean?
Prenunciative means announcing beforehand.
What part of speech is prenunciative?
Prenunciative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prenunciative?
Prenunciative is pronounced /pɹiˈnʌnsɪətɪv/ (UK).

Words near prenunciative in the dictionary

  1. prenumbered
  2. prenumbering
  3. prenumbers
  4. prenunciation
  5. prenunciations
  6. prenunciative
  7. prenup
  8. prenups
  9. prenuptial
  10. prenuptial agreement
  11. prenuptial agreements

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