prebattle

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adjective

Before a battle.

OriginEnglish battle ← Middle English batayle ← Old French bataille →
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Meanings

adjectiveprebattle (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore a battle.

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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  10. Latinbattuō
  11. Late Latinbattālia
  12. Old Frenchbataille
  13. Middle Englishbatayle
  14. Englishbattle
  15. Englishprebattle

From pre- + battle.

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APA

prebattle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebattle

MLA

“prebattle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebattle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prebattle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prebattle.

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