pre-
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- præ- (archaic, technical, or pedantic)
[edit] Etymology
From French pré-, from Latin pre-, prae-, before
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pre-
- Before; used to form words meaning "in front of (in space)".
- Before; used to form words meaning "before (in time)".
[edit] Usage notes
- This prefix is usually prefixed to words without using a hyphen (for example, prefix, predate). A hyphen is used in the following cases:
- Where excluding a hyphen would be likely to lead to a mispronunciation of the word because "pre" appears not to be a complete syllable (for example, "pre-yaw course", which could be read as "prey aw course" if unhyphenated).
- Always in British English before the letter e (for example, pre-existing)
- Often in British English before other vowels (for example, pre-operative);
- Always in all varieties of English before a character other than a letter (for example, pre-1960).
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- Finnish: esi-
- French: (before a word) pré-; (before a number) d'avant (to form adjectives, for example a pre-1960 car - une voiture d'avant 1960), avant (to form adverbs, for example to go back pre-1960 - retourner avant 1960)
- Italian: pre-
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terms derived from pre-
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[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
From Latin pre-, prae-, before
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pre-
- Before; used to form words meaning "in front of" or "before".
- Before; used to form words meaning superiority or excellence.
[edit] Croatian
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pre-
- Prefix prepended to adjectives to create an adjective denoting an excessiveness of a feature.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
From Latin pre-, prae-, before
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pre-
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
Variant form of prae-, before
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pre-
- before, in time or space