Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precompetition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-c-om-pe-ti-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before or in anticipation of a competition.

Example Sentences

"“A lot of athletes experience precompetition anxieties in the first place,” Rosenfeld said."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English competition English precompetition From pre- + competition.

Inflected Forms

pre-competition (alternative)

Antonyms

postcompetition

Questions

What does precompetition mean?: Occurring before or in anticipation of a competition.
Where does precompetition come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English competition English precompetition From pre- + competition.

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