Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predevelopment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: pre-de-vel-op-ment
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phase of preparation prior to development.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The authority is already paying Mr. Silverstein $300,000 a day in penalties more than $100 million since July 2008 for failing to complete the predevelopment work on two of Mr. Silverstein’s three sites."

Etymology

From pre- + development.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does predevelopment mean?: A phase of preparation prior to development.
Where does predevelopment come from?: From pre- + development.

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