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pre-war

/pɹiˈwɔɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables
pre-war
IPA
/pɹiˈwɔɹ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before a war.

adj

Before a war.

adj

Before a war.

adj

Before a war.

adj

Before a war.

Example Sentences

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- Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English pre-war From pre- + war.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹiˈwɔɹ/
  • British English: /pɹiːˈwɔː/

Inflected Forms

prewar (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

interwar

Synonyms

antebellum

Homonyms

prewar

Antonyms

post-war

Questions

How do you pronounce pre-war?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈwɔɹ/.
What does pre-war mean?
Before a war.
Where does pre-war 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- Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English pre-war From pre- + war.

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