precompose

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verb

To compose beforehand.

Opposite
postcompose
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Meanings

verbprecompose (third-person singular simple present precomposes, present participle precomposing, simple past and past participle precomposed)

present singular third person precomposes · participle present precomposing · participle past precomposed · past precomposed

  1. transitiveTo compose beforehand.

    the precomposed Liturgy of St. Gregory

    1708, Thomas Bennet, A Brief History of the Joint Use of Precompos'd Set Forms of Prayer
  2. transitivemathematicsTo apply (an operation) before another operation occurs.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
postcompose

Origin

From pre- + compose.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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