Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preconstruction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: pre-con-struc-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Work done in preparation for construction, such as of a building.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A preconception or prejudice.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Another part of the agreement will also immediately allow the park service to have access to the land, even before the condemnation suit is filed, which will allow preconstruction work, like soil sampling and surveying, to take place."
"Our texts are so clear to those who have eyes to see and comprehend, that the simple statement of their true meaning ought at once to dissipate the clouds gathered round them by dogmatic prejudices, interested imaginations, and political preconstructions."

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 construction English preconstruction From pre- + construction.

Usage

Inflected Forms

preconstructions (plural)

Questions

What does preconstruction mean?: Work done in preparation for construction, such as of a building.
Where does preconstruction 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 construction English preconstruction From pre- + construction.

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