Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premodern

/pɹimˈɔdɚn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: pre-mod-ern
IPA: /pɹimˈɔdɚn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Preceding or predating the modern era.

Example Sentences

"a premodern Chinese sculpture"

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 modern English premodern From pre- + modern.

Inflected Forms

pre-modern (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

premodernism premodernist premodernity medieval postmodern

Questions

How do you pronounce premodern?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹimˈɔdɚn/.
What does premodern mean?: Preceding or predating the modern era.
Where does premodern 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 modern English premodern From pre- + modern.

How to pronounce premodern

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