Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelabour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
prelabour
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before the onset of labour.

noun

The period before labour begins.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pre- + labour.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pre-labour (alternative) prelabor (alternative) pre-labor (alternative)

Questions

What does prelabour mean?
Before the onset of labour.
Where does prelabour come from?
From pre- + labour.

How to pronounce prelabour

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