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Webster 1913 Edition

Prerequisite

Pre-req′ui-site

,
Adj.
Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end;
as,
prerequisite
conditions of success
.

Pre-req′ui-site

,
Noun.
Something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed.
The necessary
prerequisites
of freedom.
Goldsmith.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prerequisite

PREREQ'UISITE

,
Adj.
s as z. [pre and requisite.] Previously required or necessary to something subsequent; as, certain attainments are prerequisite to an admission or orders.

PREREQ'UISITE

,
Noun.
Something that is previously required or necessary to the end proposed. An acquaintance with Latin and Greek is a prerequisite to the admission of a young man into a college.

Definition 2024

prerequisite

prerequisite

English

Adjective

prerequisite ‎(not comparable)

  1. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.needed

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:requisite

Noun

prerequisite ‎(plural prerequisites)

  1. Something that must be gained in order to gain something else
    Having a decent qualification is a prerequisite to getting a good job in marketing.
  2. In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
    Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.

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Translations

Etymology

From pre- +‎ requisite.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/

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