Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precurtain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-cur-tain
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the curtain rises at the start of a play.

adj

Before the curtain falls at the end of a play.

Example Sentences

"The cast gathered on the back porch for Ms. Barre’s precurtain notes: Think about your first line."

Etymology

From pre- + curtain.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does precurtain mean?: Before the curtain rises at the start of a play.
Where does precurtain come from?: From pre- + curtain.

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