Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prehurricane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-hur-ri-cane
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before a hurricane.

Example Sentences

"Still, upticks, if there are any, are imperceptible: the percentage of prehurricane gas and electric users who were getting service, for instance, remained the same between April and November 2006, the Brookings Institution reported last month."

Etymology

From pre- + hurricane.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Antonyms

posthurricane

Questions

What does prehurricane mean?: Occurring before a hurricane.
Where does prehurricane come from?: From pre- + hurricane.

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