prentice
[ pren-tis ]
/ ˈprɛn tɪs /
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noun, verb Informal.
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Origin of prentice
1250–1300; Middle English; aphetic form of apprentice
OTHER WORDS FROM prentice
un·der·pren·tice, nounWords nearby prentice
prenomen, prenominal, prenominate, prenotification, prenotion, prentice, prenuclear, prenup, prenuptial, prenuptial agreement, PR enzyme
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Prentice
[ pren-tis ]
/ ˈprɛn tɪs /
noun
a male given name.
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