preamp

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verb

preamplify

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

nounpreamp (plural preamps)

plural preamps

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pre-amp.
verbpreamp (third-person singular simple present preamps, present participle preamping, simple past and past participle preamped)

present singular third person preamps · participle present preamping · participle past preamped · past preamped

  1. preamplify

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. Englishamp
  10. Englishpreamp

From pre- + amp.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mapperpamperpampre
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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