Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

presmoking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: presmok-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before smoking a cigarette etc.

Example Sentences

"In the placebo condition, heart rate decreased consistently from presmoking levels."
"Stewart and Livson (129) had access to records from the presmoking years from kindergarten through high school, of smokers and nonsmokers at age 30."

Etymology

From pre- + smoking.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does presmoking mean?: Before smoking a cigarette etc.
Where does presmoking come from?: From pre- + smoking.

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