Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precolor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-col-or
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the advent of color film, and thus presented in black and white.

verb

To color beforehand.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pre- + color.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

precolour (alternative) precolors (present, singular) precoloring (participle, present) precolored (participle, past) precolored (past)

Questions

What does precolor mean?
Before the advent of color film, and thus presented in black and white.
Where does precolor come from?
From pre- + color.

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