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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 prerequisite

The prerequisite is for the parties in Syria to show some basic decency and save their own people.

Face the Assad Reality In Syria |Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The prerequisite for this is for the U.S. to postpone current efforts for some kind of political transition among Syrians.

Face the Assad Reality In Syria |Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But moral vanity isn't a prerequisite for this embrace of fairness.

President Obama’s Style Deficit |Lloyd Grove |September 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Slavish adherence to all relevant U.S. policy positions is not a prerequisite for such a role.

Europe and the Vanishing Two-State Option |Nick Witney, Daniel Levy |May 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

It is a prerequisite for having conservative ideas being taken seriously by the American people.

More Conservative Denialism |Michael Tomasky |February 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It will thoroughly ground pupils in those ideas that are prerequisite to any right work in science.

Common Science |Carleton W. Washburne
The payment of an annual poll-tax of $2.50 is a prerequisite to voting.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 |Various
In other words, the first prerequisite would seem to be a genealogical tree of the animal kingdom.

The Whence and the Whither of Man |John Mason Tyler
The poll-tax was abolished as a prerequisite for voting in the case of women.

The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV |Various
Registration of any copyright, performing right or assignment is required in Australia as a prerequisite for legal action.

Copyright: Its History and Its Law |Richard Rogers Bowker

British Dictionary definitions for prerequisite

prerequisite

/ (priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt) /

adjective

required as a prior condition

noun

something required as a prior condition