prelal

P3R1E1L1A1L1
/ˈpɹiːləl/

adjective

Of or relating to printing; typographical.

OriginLatin prelum →
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Meanings

adjectiveprelal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteOf or relating to printing; typographical.

    This is a catalogue of prelal mistakes, committed and confessed in the doctor's book of Animadversions

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The History of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest, [London]: [[…] Iohn Williams […]], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinprelum“a press”
  2. Englishprelal

Latin prelum (“a press”) + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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