precollege

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adjective

Occurring before, or in preparation for, college

“precollege testing”

OriginEnglish college ← Middle English college ← Middle French college →
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Meanings

adjectiveprecollege (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring before, or in preparation for, college

    precollege testing

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. Latincollēgium
  10. Old Frenchcollege
  11. Middle Frenchcollege
  12. Middle Englishcollege
  13. Englishcollege
  14. Englishprecollege

From pre- + college.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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