Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precompetitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-c-om-pet-i-tive
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

describing the early stages of the development of a commercial product, during which competitors collaborate

Example Sentences

"a precompetitive research partnership"

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 competitive English precompetitive From pre- + competitive.

Frequently Paired Words

precompetition

Questions

What does precompetitive mean?: describing the early stages of the development of a commercial product, during which competitors collaborate
Where does precompetitive 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 competitive English precompetitive From pre- + competitive.

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