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prefrontal

/pɹiˈfɹʌn.təl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
pre-frontal
IPA
/pɹiˈfɹʌn.təl/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.

adj

Of, pertaining to or situated in front of the frontal bone.

noun

A prefrontal bone, scale, etc.

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 frontal English prefrontal From pre- + frontal.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹiˈfɹʌn.təl/
  • British English: /pɹiːˈfɹʌn.təl/

Inflected Forms

more prefrontal (comparative) most prefrontal (superlative) praefrontal (alternative) prefrontals (plural)

Derived Forms

medioprefrontal mesoprefrontal orbitoprefrontal prefrontally

Phrases

prefrontal cortex prefrontal lobotomy

Antonyms

postfrontal

Rhymes With

frontal

Questions

How do you pronounce prefrontal?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈfɹʌn.təl/.
What does prefrontal mean?
Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.
Where does prefrontal 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 frontal English prefrontal From pre- + frontal.

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