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adjective
1.
required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
noun
2.
something prerequisite: A visa is still a prerequisite for travel in many countries.
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Prerequisite
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Synonyms
2. requirement, requisite, essential, precondition.
2. requirement, requisite, essential, precondition.
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Example Sentences
- This class is not a prerequisite to anything.
- About 50 percent of special agents have previous law enforcement experience, but it's not a prerequisite.
- The value 3.2 for pi was a prerequisite for making that formula plausible.
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Word Origin & History
prerequisite
1633 (n.), 1651 (adj.), "required beforehand," from pre- + requisite (q.v.).
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