predial

P3R1E1D2I1A1L1

verb

To dial in advance.

“a predialled telephone number”

Scrabble 10

Meanings

predial1

adjectivepredial (comparative more predial, superlative most predial)

comparative more predial · superlative most predial

  1. alternativeAlternative form of praedial.
nounpredial (plural predials)

plural predials

  1. alternativeAlternative form of praedial.

predial2

verbpredial (third-person singular simple present predials, present participle (US) predialing or (UK) predialling, simple past and past participle (US) predialed or (UK) predialled)

present singular third person predials · US participle present predialing · UK participle present predialling · US participle past predialed · US past predialed · UK participle past predialled · UK past predialled

  1. transitiveTo dial in advance.

    a predialled telephone number

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*dyew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  11. Proto-Italic*djous
  12. Latindiēs
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Latindiālis
  16. Middle Frenchdya
  17. Middle Englishdiall
  18. Englishdial
  19. Englishpredial

From pre- + dial.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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