prerequisite
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6.9
- noun
- /ˌpriːˈrɛkwɪzɪt/
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prerrequisito
- Taking Algebra I is a prerequisite for enrolling in Calculus next year.
- a prerequisite course
- a math prerequisite
- an English prerequisite
So given that information, you have the prerequisite to be a very fine athlete.
- So given that information, you have the prerequisite to be a very fine athlete.
- That's a bonus, but it's not a prerequisite.
- Secret number one is ditch unnecessary prerequisites.
- And I resent having to no privacy because privacy is a prerequisite for freedom.
- But more broadly, the ACLU contends that a medical procedure cannot be a prerequisite for acquiring a government issued ID.
- And, and so the first, the first prerequisite Ed of bringing change is awareness.
- It doesn't presume any prerequisites except the basic intro econ prerequisite.
Examples
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Methods for Purifying Water: Clean, pure drinking water is a prerequisite for life.
Academic text (2011) -
In general, participants overestimated the need for college as a prerequisite for obtaining their desired career.
Academic text (2008) -
Work is the prerequisite for all things good.
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Okay, see, the prerequisite for a joke is that it be funny.
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Attention to detail in the preparation is the prerequisite of all planning.
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Introduction to Psychology was a popular class that was a prerequisite for other psychology courses.
Academic text (2008) -
A cohesive and stable domestic policy system is also seen as a prerequisite for effective foreign policy abroad.
Academic text (1999) -
Mary knew that a prerequisite for being back home under her parents' roof was maintaining a quietly obedient exterior.
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A high school diploma is often a prerequisite for applying to most colleges.
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Having a valid driver's license is a prerequisite for the job you applied for.
Synonyms
878
3.2
A rule that must be met for an agreement or offer to be accepted
687
2.0
Something you need for a particular purpose or situation
274
2.0
A thing you need to live, like food or water
32
5.5
A condition that must be met before something else happens
4
1.8
A necessary thing you must have or meet to be allowed to do something
1
3.5
Something that must be true or happen first for another thing to happen
Antonyms
How Necessary
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2.0
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6.9
- Formal
878
3.2
553
2.5
759
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
prerequisite = prerequisite (transparent) = pre + requisite
The noun is a straightforward nominal use of the adjective 'prerequisite', meaning a thing that is required beforehand.
Etymology
Prerequisite comes from pre- 'before' and require 'to need', so a prerequisite is something you must have or do 'before' another thing can happen.