Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precondom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-con-dom
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the use of condoms became standard in response to the HIV epidemic of the 1980s.

Example Sentences

"The company also chimed in regarding the status of precondom films, offering their support: These films were produced at a time when sex without condoms was not a life threatening behavior."

Etymology

From pre- + condom.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

pre-condom (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

postcondom

Questions

What does precondom mean?: Before the use of condoms became standard in response to the HIV epidemic of the 1980s.
Where does precondom come from?: From pre- + condom.

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