precommunist

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adjective

Before the introduction of communism.

OriginEnglish communist ← French communiste ← Old French comun →
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Meanings

adjectiveprecommunist (comparative more precommunist, superlative most precommunist)

comparative more precommunist · superlative most precommunist

  1. Before the introduction of communism.

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*mey-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  11. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  12. Old Latincomoinis
  13. Latincommūnis
  14. Old Frenchcomun
  15. Frenchcommun
  16. Frenchcommuniste
  17. Englishcommunist
  18. Englishprecommunist

From pre- + communist.

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Translations

Finnish kommunismia edeltävä
  • kommunismia edeltäväbefore the introduction of communism
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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