Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prepetition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prep-e-ti-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.

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 petition English prepetition From pre- + petition.

Antonyms

post-petition postpetition

Questions

What does prepetition mean?: Of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.
Where does prepetition 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 petition English prepetition From pre- + petition.

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