Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preanal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-anal
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus.

Example Sentences

"a preanal gland, the preanal length of the carapo"

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 anal English preanal From pre- + anal.

Inflected Forms

pre-anal (alternative)

Questions

What does preanal mean?: Situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus.
Where does preanal 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 anal English preanal From pre- + anal.

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