Meanings
adjectiveprevocalic (not comparable)
alternative rare praevocalic
- not comparablehuman sciencesImmediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound
Examples that may be used to teach those with articulatory and phonological impairments the prevocalic /r/ sound are: run, race, rain, tree, and spray.
Synonyms: antevocalic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveImmediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Frenchvocal
- Frenchvocalique
- Englishvocalic
- Englishprevocalic
Translations
Finnish vokaalia edeltävä
- vokaalia edeltäväpreceding a vowel
French prévocalique
- prévocaliquepreceding a vowel
German prävokalisch
- prävokalischpreceding a vowel
Polish prewokaliczny
- prewokalicznypreceding a vowel
Romanian prevocalic
- prevocalicpreceding a vowel
Spanish prevocálico
- prevocálicopreceding a vowel
Welsh rhaglafarog
- rhaglafarogpreceding a vowel
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APA
prevocalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevocalic
MLA
“prevocalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevocalic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prevocalic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prevocalic.
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