Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preoperative

/pɹˌiˈɔpəɹətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: pre-op-er-a-tive
IPA: /pɹˌiˈɔpəɹətɪv/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to surgery.

noun

A transgender person who has not yet undergone gender reassignment surgery.

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 operative English preoperative From pre- + operative.

Inflected Forms

preoperatives (plural)

Derived Forms

preoperatively

Frequently Paired Words

preoperational preoperatory postoperative

Rhymes With

postoperative

Questions

How do you pronounce preoperative?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌiˈɔpəɹətɪv/.
What does preoperative mean?: Prior to surgery.
Where does preoperative 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 operative English preoperative From pre- + operative.

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