prestressed

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adjective

having been stressed before use

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

adjectiveprestressed (comparative more prestressed, superlative most prestressed)

comparative more prestressed · superlative most prestressed

  1. having been stressed before use
  2. human sciencesStanding before a stressed syllable.

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. Englishstressed
  10. Englishprestressed

From pre- + stressed.

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Translations

Czech předpjatý
  • předpjatýhaving been stressed
Finnish esijännitetty
  • esijännitettyhaving been stressed
Swedish förspänd
  • förspändhaving been stressed
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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