Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prerequisite

/pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: pre-req-ui-site
IPA: /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

noun

Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.

noun

A course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started.

Example Sentences

"The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored."
"A good command of Spanish is prerequisite for enrolling in this course."
"A degree is a prerequisite for entry into this profession."
"Only a full-scale analysis of the origin and development of our sensations and ideas can provide this knowledge; so Hartley's associationist psychology becomes the prerequisite for moral knowledge."
"If you examine the prerequisites list, you will notice it does not include bootstrapper packages for the Office 2003 PIAs."
"Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics."

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 requisite English prerequisite From pre- + requisite.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/
British English: /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/

Inflected Forms

prerequisites (plural)

Derived Forms

nonprerequisite

Phrases

non-prerequisite

Frequently Paired Words

corequisite requirement perquisite

Synonyms

prereq requirement

Rhymes With

requisite

Questions

How do you pronounce prerequisite?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/.
What does prerequisite mean?: Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
Where does prerequisite 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 requisite English prerequisite From pre- + requisite.

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