a-pre

Definition of a-pre in English English dictionary
pre-: Before; used to form words meaning "before (in time)"
pre-: Before; used to form words meaning "in front of (in space)"
pre-Adamite: A member of any race that predates Adam; an inhuman being
pre-Adamite: Of or pertaining to a race that predates Adam; pre-human
I am, in point of fact, a particularly haughty and exclusive person, of pre-Adamite ancestral descent. You will understand this when I tell you that I can trace my ancestry back to a protoplasmal primordial atomic globule.
pre-Christian: Pertaining to the time before the arrival of Christianity
pre-Christian traditions.
pre-Code: Describing the output of the Hollywood film industry prior to the introduction of the Hays Code
pre-Columbian: Referring to the cultures of the American continent before the European influence, specifically to the era before the continent was visited by Christopher Columbus
pre-Socratic: Any one of the [[#Adjective|pre-Socratic]] philosophers, viz. Thales (circa 624–546 BC), Anaximander (circa 610–546 BC), Anaximenes (circa 585–525 BC), Pythagoras (circa 576–495 BC), Xenophanes (circa 570–480 BC), Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BC), Parmenides (early-5th century BC), Anaxagoras (circa 500–428 BC), Empedocles (circa 490–430 BC), and Democritus (circa 460–370 BC)
pre-Socratic: Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BC)
pre-alpha version: A development status given to a program or application that is usually not feature complete, and is not usually released to the public. Developers are usually still deciding on what features the program should have at this status. This status comes before the alpha version, and is the first status given to a program
pre-anal: situated in front of the anus, anterior to the anus
A preanal gland.
pre-apprenticeship: A course of study taken before the start of an apprenticeship
pre-arrange: To arrange in advance
pre-baking: Before baking
pre-combustion: Occurring prior to combustion
pre-combustion decarbonization.
pre-combustion: Concerned with a phase prior to combustion
pre-combustion chamber.
pre-cooked: partially or completely cooked in advance
pre-cum: pre-ejaculate, Cowper's fluid
She ran her lips along the side of his shaft, squeezing the head and licked away the bit of pre-cum that had oozed out; sticking her tounge in the slit. Duane crawled futher up the bed, begging her to stop.
pre-decimal: Prior to decimalisation (specifically the decimalisation of British currency)
pre-decrement: A decrement operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented
pre-decrement: To perform such an operation upon
pre-distressed: already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old (usually applied to clothes or furniture)
pre-dreadnought: A late 19th century or early 20th century battleship with fewer big guns than lesser guns. Made obsolete in 1906 by the dreadnought type of battleship
pre-ejaculate: The clear, colorless, viscous fluid that is secreted from an aroused penis before ejaculation
pre-embryo: a fertilized human egg, up to 14 days old, that can develop into an embryo; especially one to be implanted by IVF
pre-exilic: From the time before the the Jewish exile to Babylon around 600 AD
pre-game: Alternative spelling of pregame. Pertaining to events that take place before the game
pre-game: Alternative spelling of pregame. A social gathering before a party or a sports game
pre-gaming: The act of consuming alcoholic beverages before attending an event or function
pre-hexameral: Occurring before the supposed creation of the universe
pre-increment: An increment operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being incremented
pre-increment: To perform such an operation upon
pre-mechanization: Referring to a period before the mechanization of farming or some other human activity
pre-op: preoperative
pre-op: a preoperative patient or procedure
pre-oral: Alternative spelling of preoral
pre-order: Alternative spelling of preorder
pre-owned vehicle: a vehicle that has been owned by a person, then sold back to the dealership; a euphemism for used car
pre-packaged bankruptcy: To file for bankruptcy by submitting to the court a virtually complete plan designed to avoid a protracted court-guided period ; a "pre-pack" or "quick bankruptcy" or "surgery"
pre-production: The process of preparing the elements involved in a motion picture, theatrical play, or other performance
pre-render: To render (a complex image) in advance
pre-set: To set in advance
pre-shared key: A TKIP passphrase used to protect your network traffic in WPA. A mechanism in Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)—Personal that allows the use of manually entered keys or passwords to initiate WPA security. The PSK is entered on the access point or home wireless gateway and each PC that is on the Wi-Fi network. After entering the password, Wi-Fi Protected Access automatically takes over. It keeps out eavesdroppers and other unauthorized users by requiring all devices to have the matching password. The password also initiates the encryption process which, in WPA is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and in WPA2 is Advanced Encryption Standard (WPA2)
pre-stressed: Of a structural member, having stress already applied during the manufacturing process in the opposite direction to the stress expected in use
pre-stressed concrete.
pre-teach: To teach something (an idea, a word) before using it in a real situation
pre-teen: A person who is between 10-12 years of age and is about to enter their teenage years
pre-test: Any test done as practice, before an official test
pre-tin: coat a metal with solder or tin alloy prior to soldering or brazing it
pre-tour: Alternative spelling of pretour
pre-war: Describing the most recent or significant war in a culture's history
pre-war: Describing the period before a war
pre-war: Describing the period before the outbreak of World War II in 1939
pre: {p} in composition denotes before
pre empt: acquire or appropriate in advance. - N. Amer. acquire by pre-emption
pre empt: make a high opening bid in order to prevent the opponents from bidding effectively
pre-diluvian period: (Din) The antediluvian (or pre-diluvian) period – meaning "before the deluge" – is the period referred to in the Bible between the Creation of the Earth and the Deluge (flood) in the biblical cosmology. The narrative takes up chapters 1-6 (excluding the flood narrative) of Genesis. The term found its way into early geology and lingered in science until late Victorian era. Colloquially, the term is used to refer to any ancient and murky period
pre-employment: (noun) The period of testing, processing, etc., before the start of employment
pre-employment: (adjective) Being required or accomplished before an employee begins a new job: a preemployment medical exam
pre-emption right: (Emlak) A pre-emption right is a right to acquire certain property in preference to any other person. It usually refers to property newly coming into existence; a right to acquire existing property in preference to any other person is usually referred to as a right of first refusal