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premonstrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-mon-strate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To show beforehand; to foreshow.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin praemonstratus, past participle of praemonstrare, from prae (“before”) + monstrate (“to show”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: praemonstratus

Inflected Forms

premonstrates (present, singular) premonstrating (participle, present) premonstrated (participle, past) premonstrated (past)

Questions

What does premonstrate mean?
To show beforehand; to foreshow.
Where does premonstrate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce premonstrate

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