Category:Pre-

Pre-. Etym: [l. prae, adv. & prep., before, akin to pro, and to e. For, prep.: cf. F. pré-. See pro-, and cf. Prior.]

Defn: a prefix denoting priority (of time, place, or rank); as, Precede, to go before; precursor, a forerunner; prefix, to fix or Place before; preëminent eminent before or above others. Pre- is Sometimes used intensively, as in prepotent, very potent. [written Also præ-.]