Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-match

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: pre--match
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.

Example Sentences

"It was a horrendous challenge and utterly brainless given the pre-match talk from his manager about keeping their heads and being aware of VAR, which is not in use in the Championship."

Questions

What does pre-match mean?: Taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.

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