pre-anal

A form of preanal — Situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus.

OriginEnglish anal ← Latin ānālis ← Middle English pre- →
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Meanings

adjectivepre-anal (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of preanal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Latinānālis
  10. Englishanal
  11. Englishpre-anal

From pre- + anal.

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APA

pre-anal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-anal

MLA

“pre-anal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-anal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-anal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-anal.

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