prealcoholic

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noun

One who is not yet an alcoholic.

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounprealcoholic (plural prealcoholics)

plural prealcoholics

  1. One who is not yet an alcoholic.

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. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalcohol
  16. Englishalcoholic
  17. Englishprealcoholic

From pre- + alcoholic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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