prenunciative

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UK/pɹiˈnʌnsɪətɪv/US/pɹiˈnʌnsiˌeɪtɪv/US/pɹiˈnʌnsi.ətɪv/

adjective

announcing beforehand

OriginLatin praenuntiātīvus →
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Meanings

adjectiveprenunciative (comparative more prenunciative, superlative most prenunciative)

comparative more prenunciative · superlative most prenunciative

  1. obsoleterareannouncing beforehand
  2. obsoleterarepredicative, prophetic

Origin

  1. Latinpraenuntiātīvus
  2. Englishprenunciative

From prenunciate (“announce before”, whence prenunciation) + -ive, with influence from Latin praenuntiātīvus, a misreading in Pliny of praenuntiōs, praenuntius (“foreboding”) and by analogy with praenuntiō (“announce beforehand; foretell”) + -īvus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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