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pre-

prefix

  1. before; physically in front of
  2. before; earlier in time
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹɛ/ / /pɹiː/ / /pɹi/

prefix

Etymology: From Middle English pre-, borrowed from Latin prae-, from the preposition prae (“before”).

  1. Before; physically in front of.
  2. Before; physically in front of.
  3. Before; earlier in time; beforehand.