premastery

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adjective

Before reaching the level of mastery.

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Meanings

adjectivepremastery (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore reaching the level of mastery.

    However, the children who were at the premastery levels in the memory and attention experiments either were unaware of the need for auxiliary stimuli (primitive stage) or were unable to use them successfully (naïve psychology stage).

    2008, Margaret E. Gredler, Carolyn Claytor Shields, Vygotsky's Legacy: A Foundation for Research and Practice, page 67

Origin

From pre- + mastery.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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