prebilabial

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UK/ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbɪəl/US/ˌpɹiːbaɪˈleɪbiəl/

adjective

Occurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.

OriginEnglish bilabial ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveprebilabial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring immediately before a bilabial consonant, i.e. before /m/, /p/, /b/, /ɸ/, /β/, /β̞/, /ʙ/, or /ʘ/.

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. Englishbilabial
  10. Englishprebilabial

From pre- + bilabial.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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