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Definition of Prerequisite
1. Noun. Something that is required in advance. "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
Generic synonyms: Duty, Obligation, Responsibility
Specialized synonyms: Precondition, Academic Requirement, Essential Condition, Sine Qua Non
2. Adjective. Required as a prior condition or course of study.
Definition of Prerequisite
1. a. Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.
2. n. Something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed.
Definition of Prerequisite
1. Adjective. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable. ¹
2. Noun. Something that must be gained in order to gain something else ¹
3. Noun. 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'''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prerequisite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prerequisite
Literary usage of Prerequisite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1945 The prerequisite for graduate work . . . is an undergraduate major in one
ofthe departments concerned —Bulletin ofthe University ofMinnesota Graduate ..."
2. Register by University of California, Berkeley, California, University (1919)
"prerequisite: Anatomy 102. DAVIS 152. Theory and Practice of Corrective ... Yr.
DAVIS prerequisite: course 152. 155. Theory and Practice of Massage (1). ..."
3. A Treatise on the American Law Relating to Mines and Mineral Lands Within by Curtis Holbrook Lindley (1903)
"State legislation requiring development work as prerequisite to completion of
location. § 344. Object of requirement as to development work. J 345. ..."
4. A Treatise on the American Law Relating to Mines and Mineral Lands Within by Curtis Holbrook Lindley (1903)
"State legislation requiring development work as prerequisite to completion of
location. § 344. Object of requirement as to development work. § 345. ..."
5. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1921)
"... liability insurance or compensation insurance as a prerequisite to registration
of automobiles, reported the same amended to read as follows: Whereas, ..."
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