Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precontact

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: pre-con-tact
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before contact was established (especially with an indigenous people).

noun

An instance of contacting somebody in advance.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To contact somebody in advance.

Example Sentences

"the precontact period"
"Precontacts may be less effective with homogeneous groups than with samples involving the general population."
"Reviewing 12 studies of precontacting or advance notice to respondents, Linsky (1975) concluded that all precontacts by letter, postcard, telephone, or earlier personal contact increased response rates, with the telephone precontact being the most effective."

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 contact English precontact From pre- + contact.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pre-contact (alternative) precontacts (plural) precontacts (present, singular) precontacting (participle, present) precontacted (participle, past) precontacted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

prehistoric

Questions

What does precontact mean?: Before contact was established (especially with an indigenous people).
Where does precontact 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 contact English precontact From pre- + contact.

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