Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precancel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-can-cel
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cancel or frank (a postage stamp) prior to posting it.

Transitive verb

noun

A postage stamp or mail item that has been precancelled.

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- ▲ Old French cancelerbor. Anglo-Norman cancelerbor. Middle English cancellen English cancel English precancel From pre- + cancel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

precancels (present, singular) precanceling (US, participle) precancelling (UK, participle) precanceled (US, participle) precanceled (US, past) precancelled (UK, participle) precancelled (UK, past) pre-cancel (alternative) precancels (plural)

Questions

What does precancel mean?
To cancel or frank (a postage stamp) prior to posting it.
Where does precancel 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- ▲ Old French cancelerbor. Anglo-Norman cancelerbor. Middle English cancellen English cancel English precancel From pre- + cancel.

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