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predefine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-de-fine
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To define in advance.

Transitive verb

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 define English predefine From pre- + define.

Usage

Inflected Forms

predefines (present, singular) predefining (participle, present) predefined (participle, past) predefined (past)

Questions

What does predefine mean?
To define in advance.
Where does predefine 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 define English predefine From pre- + define.

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