prerequisite

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

/ prɪˈrɛk wə zɪt, pri- /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR prerequisite

2 requirement, requisite, essential, precondition.

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Origin of prerequisite

First recorded in 1625–35; pre- + requisite

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prerequisite

perquisite, prerequisite

Words nearby prerequisite

Pre-Raphaelite, prereading, prerecord, prerecorded, prerelease, prerequisite, prerogative, prerogative court, pre-Roman, Pres, presa

How to use prerequisite in a sentence

The real difference is that a wholesale—or even partial—relocation of a company’s primary operations is no longer a prerequisite for success.
Spotify proves it: Europe can grow its own tech giants|matthewheimer|October 1, 2020|Fortune
Because retraining the neural network on another task disrupts those weights, the AI is essentially forced to “forget” its previous knowledge as a prerequisite to learn something new.
How a Memory Quirk of the Human Brain Can Galvanize AI|Shelly Fan|September 28, 2020|Singularity Hub
Now that expensive hardware and software are no longer prerequisites for innovation, thanks to the rise of cloud computing, startups can play on the same field as, and sometimes even beat, larger competitors.
E-learning? There’s a database for that. Real-time data? That, too|Jason Sparapani|August 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Diversity in the C-suite is now considered a prerequisite for a company’s viability and long-term success.
Research: Only 25 percent of professionals expect to be working from home long-term|DailyPay|August 17, 2020|Digiday

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What will make your brand stand out on LinkedIn in 2020?|Harikrishna Kundariya|August 12, 2020|Search Engine Watch
She refused to participate in political bribery, which is the unspoken prerequisite backbone of this world.
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But Fallon has it, that natural affability that is an absolute prerequisite for talk-show hosting success.
From Jack to Johnny to Jay: Saying Goodbye to ‘Tonight’|Tom Shales|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The prerequisite is for the parties in Syria to show some basic decency and save their own people.
Face the Assad Reality In Syria|Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The prerequisite for this is for the U.S. to postpone current efforts for some kind of political transition among Syrians.
Face the Assad Reality In Syria|Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Strong and self-confident middle classes are usually considered to be the most important prerequisite for democracy to work well.
Why Democracy Will Struggle In The Arab World In 2014|Balint Szlanko|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just as in the practice of medicine an accurate diagnosis is an indispensable prerequisite to correct therapeutics, so also here.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
Moral excellence is also an indispensable prerequisite in aiding the development of the theoretical powers.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
But in order to be able to realize this perfectly a necessary prerequisite is the improvement of the body.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
The intelligent control of voluntary attention is a prerequisite to clear and distinct perception.
Thought-Culture|William Walker Atkinson
This only limits the use of the charm to a certain class, and establishes a prerequisite to its proper efficacy.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau

British Dictionary definitions for prerequisite

prerequisite

/ (priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt) /

adjective

required as a prior condition

noun

something required as a prior condition

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