prevocalically

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/ˌpɹi.vəʊˈkæ.lɪk.li//ˌpɹi.vəʊˈkæ.lɪ.kə.li/

adverb

Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.

Opposite
preconsonantally
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English prevocalic →
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Meanings

adverbprevocalically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableImmediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
preconsonantally
Also see
antevocalicallyprevocally

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. Frenchvocal
  10. Frenchvocalique
  11. Englishvocalic
  12. Englishprevocalic
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  16. Proto-Germanic*līką
  17. Englishprevocalically

From prevocalic + -ally.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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