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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, preoccupancy
Other definitions for prentice (2 of 2)
Prentice
[ pren-tis ]
/ ˈprɛn tɪs /
noun
a male given name.
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