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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,” “early,” “beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal).
Also, prae-.

Origin:
< L prae-, prefixal use of prae (prep. and adv.); akin to first, fore, prior, pro 1
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pre-  
pref.  

    1. Earlier; before; prior to: prehistoric.

    2. Preparatory; preliminary: premedical.

    3. In advance: prepay.

  2. Anterior; in front of: preaxial.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prae-, from prae, before, in front; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

pre- 
prefix meaning "before," from O.Fr. pre- and M.L. pre-, both from L. præ (adv.) "before," from PIE *prai- (cf. Oscan prai, Umbrian pre, Skt. pare "thereupon," Gk. parai "at," Gaul. are- "at, before," Lith. pre "at," O.C.S. pri "at," Goth. faura, O.E. fore "before"), variant of base per- "beyond." The L. word was active in forming compound verbs.
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Main Entry: pre-
Function: prefix
1 a : earlier than : prior to : before <premarital> <prejudgment> b : preparatory or prerequisite to <prehearing>
2 : in advance : beforehand <prepay>
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Medical Dictionary

pre- pref.

  1. Earlier; before; prior to: prenatal.

  2. Anterior; in front of: preaxial.

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