Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preoperation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-op-er-a-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to an operation (military, surgical, or other).

Example Sentences

"They also broke promises to share a list of targets, and failed to attend a preoperation briefing, he added."

Etymology

From pre- + operation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does preoperation mean?: Prior to an operation (military, surgical, or other).
Where does preoperation come from?: From pre- + operation.

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