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prerequisite

[ pri-rek-wuh-zit, pree- ]

/ prɪˈrɛk wə zɪt, pri- /

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adjective

required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.

noun

something prerequisite: A visa is still a prerequisite for travel in many countries.

Origin of prerequisite

First recorded in 1625–35; pre- + requisite

SYNONYMS FOR prerequisite

2 requirement, requisite, essential, precondition.

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prerequisite

perquisite prerequisite

Words nearby prerequisite

prequel, prereading, prerecord, prerecorded, prerelease, prerequisite, prerogative, prerogative court, pres, pres., pres. part.

Example sentences from the Web for pre-requisite

Employers like to require army experience as a pre-requisite in order to weed out the Palestinian applicants.

The Not-So-Bright Future of Palestine's Class of 2013 |Maysoon Zayid |June 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The same attitude of receptivity to new ideas is pre-requisite to one form of discovery as to the other.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 |Various
Being an activity intended to adapt materials to this or that purpose, it requires matter as a pre-requisite.

A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy |Karl Marx
Uniformity of results from uniformity of conditions is a pre-requisite to sane thinking.

Theism or Atheism |Chapman Cohen

To this activity a recognition of the essential nature of the soul is a pre-requisite.

The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha |Madhava Acharya
All human achievement is conditioned on these qualities, and their development is a pre-requisite to successful experiment.

The Next Step |Scott Nearing

British Dictionary definitions for pre-requisite

prerequisite

/ (priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt) /

adjective

required as a prior condition

noun

something required as a prior condition