Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-date

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: pre--date
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of predate.

noun

Alternative form of predate.

Etymology

From pre- + date.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

pre-dates (present, singular) pre-dating (participle, present) pre-dated (participle, past) pre-dated (past) pre-dates (plural)

Questions

What does pre-date mean?: Alternative form of predate.
Where does pre-date come from?: From pre- + date.

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