precondition

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌprikənˈdɪʃən/ UK /ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun verb

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noun
a condition that must be met before something else can happen

A ceasefire was set as a precondition for talks.

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1 noun · a condition that must be... prerequisite requirement stipulation essential precursor

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Related forms condition conditional

Etymology

From pre- ('before') + condition. Condition derives from Latin condicio ('agreement, situation'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from con- ('together') + dicere ('to say').

condicio Latin dicere Latin

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# precondition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˌprikənˈdɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən

## Meanings
1. a condition that must be met before something else can happen

## Examples
- A ceasefire was set as a precondition for talks.

## Synonyms
- prerequisite
- requirement
- stipulation
- essential
- precursor

## Related Forms
- condition
- conditional

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: condicio
- Root: dicere

## Etymology
From pre- ('before') + condition. Condition derives from Latin condicio ('agreement, situation'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from con- ('together') + dicere ('to say').

## AI Etymology
Precondition is from pre- ('before') + condition. Condition derives from Latin condicio ('agreement, situation'), from condicere ('to agree upon'), from con- ('together') + dicere ('to say'). Important recorded forms include condicio (Latin) and dicere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a condition that must be met before something else can happen. The wider family includes related words such as condition and conditional.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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