Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pre-med

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: pre-med
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An undergraduate college academic program, typically in biochemistry or related sciences, that prepares a student to pursue graduate or post-graduate studies in medicine.

Uncountable

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 med English pre-med From pre- + med.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

premed (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

prepharmacy predentistry prelaw pretheology

Synonyms

premedical

Questions

What does pre-med mean?: An undergraduate college academic program, typically in biochemistry or related sciences, that prepares a student to pursue graduate or post-graduate studies in medicine.
Where does pre-med 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 med English pre-med From pre- + med.

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