pre-mechanization

adjective

Referring to a period before the mechanization of farming or some other human activity.

OriginEnglish mechanization ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepre-mechanization (not comparable)
  1. not comparableReferring to a period before the mechanization of farming or some other human activity.

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. Englishmechanization
  10. Englishpre-mechanization

From pre- + mechanization.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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