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prepunishment

prepunishment noun: the act of prepunishing; punishment in advance.

Noun

prepunishment (uncountable)

  1. The act of prepunishing; punishment in advance.

Questions about prepunishment

What does prepunishment mean?
Prepunishment means the act of prepunishing; punishment in advance.
What part of speech is prepunishment?
Prepunishment is a noun.

Words near prepunishment in the dictionary

  1. prepunctuality
  2. prepunish
  3. prepunished
  4. prepunishes
  5. prepunishing
  6. prepunishment
  7. prepunk
  8. prepupa
  9. prepupae
  10. prepupal
  11. prepuparial

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