Meanings
nounpreadjustment (countable and uncountable, plural preadjustments)
plural preadjustments
- countableuncountableprevious adjustment
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
- Proto-Italic*jowos
- Latiniūstu
- Old Frenchjuste
- Frenchjuste
- Frenchajuster
- Frenchajustement
- Englishadjustment
- Englishpreadjustment
From pre- + adjustment.
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APA
preadjustment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preadjustment
MLA
“preadjustment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preadjustment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preadjustment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preadjustment.
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