prerequisite

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

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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

Other words for prerequisite

2	requirement, requisite, essential, precondition

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Words that may be confused with prerequisite

perquisite, prerequisite

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How to use prerequisite in a sentence

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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Uniformity of results from uniformity of conditions is a pre-requisite to sane thinking.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman Cohen
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
This experience which is so common, is very valuable as indicating just what is the best pre-requisite for sleep.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh
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

Faith is the pre-requisite of every successful accomplishment in life.
Menticulture | Horace Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for prerequisite

prerequisite

/ (priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt) /

adjective

required as a prior condition

noun

something required as a prior condition

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