Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precollege

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
pre-c-ol-lege
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before, or in preparation for, college

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- Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college English precollege From pre- + college.

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Questions

What does precollege mean?
Occurring before, or in preparation for, college
Where does precollege 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- Latin collēgiumbor. Old French college Middle French collegebor. Middle English college English college English precollege From pre- + college.

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