prerequisite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/, /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/
Adjective[edit]
prerequisite (not comparable)
- Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
- The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored.
- A good command of Spanish is prerequisite for enrolling in this course.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:requisite
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Translations[edit]
indispensable
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Noun[edit]
prerequisite (plural prerequisites)
- Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
- A degree is a prerequisite for entry into this profession.
- In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
- Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.
Hypernyms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
Something that must be gained in order to gain something else
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In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started
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