Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prewar

/pɹiˈwɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: pre-war
IPA: /pɹiˈwɔɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of pre-war.

Example Sentences

"In this metropolis that had a prewar population of almost a million, but where the city center now feels like an Orwellian ghost town of propaganda posters and armed patrols, perhaps no one feels more alone than those who still harbor pro-Ukrainian sentiments."

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- Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English prewar From pre- + war.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹiˈwɔɹ/
British English: /pɹiːˈwɔː/

Homonyms

pre-war

Antonyms

postwar

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce prewar?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹiˈwɔɹ/.
What does prewar mean?: Alternative form of pre-war.
Where does prewar 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- Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English prewar From pre- + war.

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