Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z prejudice An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts. prejudiced Having prejudices. prejudicedly In a prejudiced manner. prejudicedness Quality of being prejudiced. prejudiceless Without prejudices. prejudicer One who prejudices. prejudicial Exhibiting prejudice or bias. prejudicially In a prejudicial manner. prejudicialness The quality of being prejudicial. prejudiciary Synonym of prejudicial. prejudicious Acting with prejudice; having prejudice. prejudiciously In a prejudicious manner. prejump Before a jump. prejunctional In front of the neuromuscular junction. prejunior Relating to a school that caters for very young children (infants) prejuvenation Preventative cosmetic rejuvenation procedures undertaken by younger patients. prejuvenile Before the juvenile stage. prekallikrein A serine protease that complexes with high-molecular-weight kininogen; the precursor of plasma kallikrein. Prekantian Before the development of Kantian philosophy. preke An octopus or similar marine organism, such as a cuttlefish or squid. prekilled killed prior to some other operation prekindergarten Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it. prekindergartener A child who has not yet begun to attend kindergarten. prekindergartner A child who has not yet started kindergarten. Prekmurian An autonomous dialect of Slovene, of Prekmurje and Hungary (Hungarian Slovenes). Prekmurje A region in north-east Slovenia, bordering onto Austria, Hungary and Croatia. preknowledge prior knowledge preknown Already known; known in advance. prelab Before a laboratory session. prelabeled Labeled in advance. prelabelled UK and Canada standard spelling of prelabeled. prelabial Anterior to the labium. prelabor Prior to the labor of childbirth. prelabour Before the onset of labour. prelabral Anterior to the labrum prelacteal Before feeding on milk prelacy The office of a prelate. preladenant An experimental antiparkinsonian drug. prelaid Laid down in advance. prelal Of or relating to printing; typographical. prelamin Any of a group of precursors of lamins prelaminar immediately anterior to the lamina cribrosa of the sclera prelaminated laminated in advance prelamination lamination in advance prelanding Before the landing of a vehicle. prelanguage Vocal utterances that precede the development of language. prelap A film editing technique in which the dialogue from the next scene precedes the cut, and the beginning of the dialogue is heard in the outgoing scene. prelaparoscopic Before laparoscopy. prelapsarian Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled. prelarval Relating to prelarvae. prelaryngeal anterior to the larynx prelate A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop. prelatehood Synonym of prelateship. prelateity prelacy prelateship The rank or office of prelate. prelatess A female prelate. prelatial Pertaining to a prelate prelatical Pertaining to a prelate; prelatial. prelatically In a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates. prelation The setting of one item above another; preference. prelatish prelatical prelatism prelacy; episcopacy prelatist One who advocates or supports prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates. prelatize To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical functions. prelatry prelacy prelature prelates in general prelatureship The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy; prelature. prelaty The system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy. prelaugh Occurring before laughter. prelaughter Occurring before laughter. prelaunch preparatory to launch prelaw Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a law school. prelawsuit Before a lawsuit. prelay To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing. prelaying Before a bird lays eggs. prelearned learned in advance of some other operation prelearning learning in advance prelease To arrange a lease for in advance. prelect To speak publicly; to lecture. prelection A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university. prelector Someone who reads lectures or discourses; a lecturer. prelectorship The role or office of a prelector. prelecture Before a lecture. prelegacy A legacy to be awarded to an heir in priority over the other heirs, and in addition to any other share that the heir would normally receive. prelegal In preparation for study at a law school; prelaw. prelegate To leave as a prelegacy. prelegatee One who receives a prelegacy. prelegendary Before the development of a legend, or legends in general. prelegislation Prior to the introduction of legislation. prelegislative Prior to the introduction of legislation. preleptocephalus An immature larva of an eel preleptotene Prior to leptotene prelesion Before the occurrence of a lesion. prelesional Before the occurrence of a lesion. prelest spiritual delusion, deception, conceit prelethal Before death. preleukemia Any of a group of myelodysplastic syndromes that often progress to leukemia. preleukemic Relating to preleukemia. prelexical Before the lexical stage. prelexically In a prelexical manner prelibation A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste. preliberal Before the liberal period of society, i.e. in feudal or authoritarian times. preliberation Prior to liberation. prelicensing Prior to receiving a license. prelicensure Occurring before licensure. prelicked Having been previously licked. prelife Before the start of life preligamentous Before or under a ligament prelight To illuminate in advance. prelim Preliminary. prelimbic Forward of the limbus of the fossa ovalis preliminal Prior to the beginning of a process preliminarily In a preliminary manner. preliminariness The state or condition of being preliminary. preliminarity The state or condition of being preliminary. preliminary In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory. preliminatory preliminary prelimit To limit in advance. prelims The preliminary front matter of a book; all content preceding the main text or work itself. prelinearized linearized prior to some other procedure prelinen Of a postcard: of a kind, printed on matte or heavy paper stock, that preceded the linen-patterned cards of the 1930s onwards. prelingual Before learning language. prelingually In a prelingual manner prelinguistic Preceding the use of true language prelinguistically In a prelinguistic manner or context; before the acquisition of language. prelipoprotein The precursor of a lipoprotein preliquefied liquefied prior to some other operation preliquidation Before liquidation. prelist A list prepared in advance, for example of dwellings to be visited as part of a census or a marketing campaign. prelisten To listen in advance. preliteracy The period before literacy, when a person or culture has not yet learned to read and write. preliterary Before the development of literature. preliterate that has not yet developed a written language preliterature Before the development of literature. prelitigation Prior to litigation. prelitter To litter in (a place) in advance. prelive To live in advance; to experience precognitively. Prell A surname. Prellwitz A surname from German. preload To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale). preloadable That can be preloaded. preloaded Of software, already installed on a personal computer at the time of purchase. preloader In Flash animations, the loading screen that stalls for time while resources are downloaded. preloading The practice of drinking alcohol before going out socially. preloan Prior to a loan. prelocalization The original localization of structures in an unsegmented embryo that become specific organs in the adult prelocalize To undergo prelocalization prelocalized localized in advance prelocate To locate in advance. prelocated located in advance