PREREQUISITE

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


Etymology

Adjective

prerequisite (not comparable)

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

Synonyms

• See also requisite

Noun

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.

Hypernyms

• 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



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