Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preretrieval

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-re-trieval
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before retrieval.

Example Sentences

"Thus, ventral mPFC may mediate postretrieval processing of recollected information rather than preretrieval processes relating to retrieval attempts (Rugg and Wilding 2000)."

Etymology

From pre- + retrieval.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does preretrieval mean?: Before retrieval.
Where does preretrieval come from?: From pre- + retrieval.

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