Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preacquisition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preac-qui-si-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to acquisition

noun

acquisition prior to some other action.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pre- + acquisition.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Inflected Forms

preacquisitions (plural)

Questions

What does preacquisition mean?: Prior to acquisition
Where does preacquisition come from?: From pre- + acquisition.

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