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préalable — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prerequisite noun Something that must be in place or completed before something else can happen.
  • prior adj Coming before in time or order; earlier.

Senses

préalable is used for these senses in English:

  • prerequisite Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
  • prerequisite 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.
  • prior Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.

prerequisite — full definition

  1. noun Something that must be in place or completed before something else can happen.
  2. adj Required beforehand; necessary as a condition.

prior — full definition

  1. adj Coming before in time or order; earlier.
  2. noun A senior member of a religious order, ranking just below an abbot.

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