Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prenuptial

/pɹiˈnʌpʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: prenup-tial
IPA: /pɹiˈnʌpʃəl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before marriage; antenuptial.

noun

Synonym of prenuptial agreement.

American usage

Example Sentences

"In California, for example, one of nine "community property" states, any property acquired during your marriage will be divided evenly between you and your spouse after a divorce, if you don't have a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement."
"Thus, the collaborative prenuptial is recommended."

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 nuptial English prenuptial From pre- + nuptial.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

pre-nuptial (alternative) prenuptials (plural)

Phrases

prenuptial agreement

Synonyms

prenuptial agreement premarital antenuptial

Antonyms

postnuptial

Questions

How do you pronounce prenuptial?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈnʌpʃəl/.
What does prenuptial mean?: Occurring before marriage; antenuptial.
Where does prenuptial 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 nuptial English prenuptial From pre- + nuptial.

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