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pre-

One entry found for pre-.
Main Entry: pre-
Function: prefix
Etymology: Latin prae-, from prae in front of, before -- more at FOR
1 a (1) : earlier than : prior to : before <Precambrian> <prehistoric> (2) : preparatory or prerequisite to <premedical> b : in advance : beforehand <precancel> <prepay>
2 : in front of : anterior to <preaxial> <premolar>

pre·ad·mis·sion
pre·adult
pre·ag·ri·cul·tur·al
pre·an·es·thet·ic
pre·an·nounce
pre·ap·prove
pre·ar·range
pre·ar·range·ment
pre·as·sem·bled
pre·as·sign
pre·bake
pre·bat·tle
pre·bib·li·cal
pre·book
pre·break·fast
pre·cap·i·tal·ist
pre·chill
pre-Christ·mas
pre·clear
pre·clear·ance
pre·code
pre·co·i·tal
pre·col·lege
pre·col·le·giate
pre·co·lo·nial
pre·com·bus·tion
pre·com·mit·ment
pre·com·pute
pre·com·put·er
pre·con·cert
pre·con·cil·i·ar
pre·con·quest
pre·con·so·nan·tal
pre·con·struct·ed
pre·con·ven·tion
pre·con·vic·tion
pre·cool
pre·cop·u·la·to·ry
pre·crash
pre·crease
pre·cri·sis
pre·cut
pre·dawn
pre·de·fine
pre·de·liv·ery
pre·de·par·ture
pre·des·ig·nate
pre·de·val·u·a·tion
pre·de·vel·op·ment
pre·din·ner
pre·dis·charge
pre·dis·cov·ery
pre·dive
pre·draft
pre·drill
pre·dy·nas·tic
pre·elec·tion
pre·elec·tric
pre·elec·tron·ic
pre·em·bar·go
pre·em·ploy·ment
pre·en·roll·ment
pre·erect
pre·es·tab·lish
pre·eth·i·cal
pre·ex·per·i·ment
pre·fade
pre·fas·cist
pre·fem·i·nist
pre·feu·dal
pre·fight
pre·file
pre·filled
pre·fi·nance
pre·fire
pre·flame
pre·for·mat
pre·for·mu·late
pre·fresh·man
pre·fro·zen
pre·game
pre·gen·i·tal
pre·har·vest
pre·head·ache
pre·hir·ing
pre·hol·i·day
pre·in·au·gu·ral
pre·in·cor·po·ra·tion
pre·in·duc·tion
pre·in·dus·tri·al
pre·in·ter·view
pre·in·va·sion
pre·kin·der·gar·ten
pre·launch
pre·life
pre·lit·er·ary
pre·log·i·cal
pre·lunch
pre·lun·cheon
pre·made
pre·man·u·fac·ture
pre·mar·i·tal
pre·mar·i·tal·ly
pre·mar·ket·ing
pre·mar·riage
pre·meal
pre·mea·sure
pre·me·di·e·val
pre·meet
pre·mei·ot·ic
pre·men·o·paus·al
pre·merg·er
pre·mi·gra·tion
pre·mod·ern
pre·mod·i·fi·ca·tion
pre·mod·i·fy
pre·moist·en
pre·mold
pre·molt
pre·mor·al
pre·my·cot·ic
pre·noon
pre·no·ti·fi·ca·tion
pre·no·ti·fy
pre·num·ber
pre·open·ing
pre·op·er·a·tion·al
pre·or·der
pre·paste
pre·per·for·mance
pre·pill
pre·plan
pre·por·tion
pre·pre·pared
pre·pres·i·den·tial
pre·press
pre·price
pre·pri·ma·ry
pre·pro·duc·tion
pre·pro·gram
pre·psy·che·del·ic
pre·pub·li·ca·tion
pre·punch
pre·pu·pal
pre·pur·chase
pre·qual·i·fi·ca·tion
pre·qual·i·fy
pre·race
pre·re·ces·sion
pre·re·cord·ed
pre·re·hears·al
pre·re·lease
pre·re·quire
pre·re·tire·ment
pre·re·turn
pre·re·view
pre·re·vi·sion·ist
pre·rev·o·lu·tion
pre·rev·o·lu·tion·ary
pre·rinse
pre·ri·ot
pre·rock
pre·ro·man·tic
pre·sale
pre·sched·ule
pre·screen
pre·sea·son
pre·sen·tence
pre·sen·tenc·ing
pre·ser·vice
pre·set·tle·ment
pre·show
pre·slaugh·ter
pre·sleep
pre·slice
pre·song
pre·spec·i·fy
pre·split
pre·stamp
pre·ster·il·ize
pre·stor·age
pre·strike
pre·struc·ture
pre·sum·mit
pre·sur·gery
pre·sweet·en
pre·symp·tom·at·ic
pre·tape
pre·tax
pre·tech·no·log·i·cal
pre·tele·vi·sion
pre·ter·mi·na·tion
pre·the·a·ter
pre·tour·na·ment
pre·train
pre·trav·el
pre·treat
pre·treat·ment
pre·trial
pre·trimmed
pre·type
pre·uni·fi·ca·tion
pre·uni·ver·si·ty
pre·vi·a·ble
pre·war
pre·warn
pre·wash
pre·wean·ing
pre·work
pre·wrap
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