prerequisite
(adjective) required as a prior condition or course of study
prerequisite, requirement
(noun) something that is required in advance; “Latin was a prerequisite for admission”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prerequisite (not comparable)
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
• See also requisite
prerequisite (plural prerequisites)
Something that must be gained in order to gain something else
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
• requisite
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*req"ui*site, a.
Definition: Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.
Pre*req"ui*site, n.
Definition: Something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed. The necessary prerequisites of freedom. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
