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preconventional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-con-ven-tion-al
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to the earliest of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, focusing on self-interest and on obedience for the sake of avoiding punishment.

Etymology

From pre- + conventional.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

conventional postconventional

Questions

What does preconventional mean?
Belonging to the earliest of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, focusing on self-interest and on obedience for the sake of avoiding punishment.
Where does preconventional come from?
From pre- + conventional.

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