The meaning of PRE- is earlier than : prior to : before. How to use pre- in a sentence.

Oct 30, 2025 · From Middle English pre-, borrowed from Latin prae-, from the preposition prae (“before”).

before (a time or an event): precooked food a preexisting condition (Definition of pre- from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Pre- is used to form words that indicate that something takes place before a particular date, period, or event. ...his pre-war job. ...pre-1971 cars. ...life in pre-industrial England.

before in time, rank, order, position, etc: predate; pre-eminent; premeditation; prefrontal; preschool.

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Pre- definition: Anterior; in front of.

Pre- definition: a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before” (preclude; prevent ); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” …

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