Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prepublic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-pub-lic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to availability to the general public.

adj

Before becoming a public company in which anybody can buy shares.

Example Sentences

"They pay sizable sums for tickets to the prepublic showings, which are then applied as credit toward purchases."

Etymology

From pre- + public.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prepublic mean?: Prior to availability to the general public.
Where does prepublic come from?: From pre- + public.

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