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Definition of Prerequisite - 5 dictionary results

pre⋅req⋅ui⋅site

[pri-rek-wuh-zit, pree-]
–adjective
1. required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
–noun
2. something prerequisite: A visa is still a prerequisite for travel in many countries.

Origin:
1625–35; pre- + requisite


2. requirement, requisite, essential, precondition.
pre·req·ui·site   (prē-rěk'wĭ-zĭt)   
adj.  Required or necessary as a prior condition: Competence is prerequisite to promotion.
n.  Something that is prerequisite, as a course that is required prior to taking an advanced course.

Prerequisite

Pre*req"ui*site\, a. Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.

Prerequisite

Pre*req"ui*site\, n. Something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed.

The necessary prerequisites of freedom. -- Goldsmith.
Language Translation for : Prerequisite
Spanish: requisito previo, condición previa,
German: die Voraussetzung; vorauszusetzen,
Japanese: 必要条件

prerequisite 
1633 (n.), 1651 (adj.), "required beforehand," from pre- + requisite (q.v.).
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