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Definition of pre- prefix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pre-

prefix

/priː/

/priː/

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(in verbs, nouns and adjectives) before
- preheat
- precaution
- pre-war
- preseason training (= before a sports season starts)
compare ante-, post-
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- a-
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- dis-
- en-
- ex-
- extra-
- hyper-
- hypo-
- il-
- in-
- infra-
- inter-
- intra-
- mis-
- non-
- off-
- oft-
- out-
- over-
- para-
- post-
- pre-
- pro-
- re-
- retro-
- semi-
- sub-
- trans-
- ultra-
- un-
- under-
- up-
Word Originfrom Latin prae-.

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