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pre-dravidian — |prē+ noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: pre + Dravidian : a member of an ethnic group chiefly in India believed by some anthropologists to be a blend of Negrito and proto Australoid or Veddoid * * * adj. * * * Pre Dravidian /prē drə… … Useful english dictionary
pre|cip´i|ta´tor — pre|cip|i|tate «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the… … Useful english dictionary
pre|cip´i|tate´ness — pre|cip|i|tate «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the… … Useful english dictionary
pre|cip´i|tate´ly — pre|cip|i|tate «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the… … Useful english dictionary
pre|cip|i|tate — «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the depression of the… … Useful english dictionary
pre-empt´er — pre|empt or pre empt «verb. pree EHMPT; noun. PREE ehmpt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to secure before someone else can; acquire or take possession of beforehand: »The cat had preempted the comfortable chair. When Istanbul s mayor raised a feeble… … Useful english dictionary
pre|empt´er — pre|empt or pre empt «verb. pree EHMPT; noun. PREE ehmpt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to secure before someone else can; acquire or take possession of beforehand: »The cat had preempted the comfortable chair. When Istanbul s mayor raised a feeble… … Useful english dictionary
pre|empt — or pre empt «verb. pree EHMPT; noun. PREE ehmpt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to secure before someone else can; acquire or take possession of beforehand: »The cat had preempted the comfortable chair. When Istanbul s mayor raised a feeble protest, the… … Useful english dictionary
pre-tax — ˈpre tax also pretax adjective [only before a noun] a company s pre tax profit, loss etc is calculated before tax is taken away: • Latest quarter net loss of $256.7 million includes $400 million pretax restructuring charge. * * * pre tax UK US… … Financial and business terms
pre-pay — Ⅰ. pre pay UK US (also prepay) adjective [before noun] ► UK COMMUNICATIONS relating to a mobile phone service that you pay for before making calls, rather than receiving an invoice for them later: »Even the most basic pre pay phone will enable… … Financial and business terms
