preshock

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adjective

Before a shock (seismic event)

OriginEnglish shock ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreshock (not comparable)

alternative pre-shock

  1. not comparableBefore a shock (seismic event)

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. Englishshock
  10. Englishpreshock

From pre- + shock.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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