pre-test

noun

Any test done as practice, before an official test.

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

nounpre-test (plural pre-tests)

plural pre-tests

  1. Any test done as practice, before an official test.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
copy test

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. Englishtest
  10. Englishpre-test

From pre- + test.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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