Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefascist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-fas-cist
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to fascism.

noun

A person with leanings or beliefs resembling fascism prior to the founding of fascism in 1919.

Example Sentences

"In the political life of prefascist Italy personal relationships were more important than group ideals or programs of cooperative action."
"To anticipate the discussion, I believe that the Moorian and Weberian arguments are quite convincing as descriptions of the social and political structure of prefascist Germany."

Etymology

From pre- + fascist.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

pre-fascist (alternative) prefascists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

postfascist

Synonyms

protofascist

Antonyms

postfascist

Questions

What does prefascist mean?: Prior to fascism.
Where does prefascist come from?: From pre- + fascist.

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