Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-surgery

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
pre--surgery
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before surgery.

Etymology

From pre- + surgery.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does pre-surgery mean?
Before surgery.
Where does pre-surgery come from?
From pre- + surgery.

How to pronounce pre-surgery

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