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pre-emptiveAlternative spelling of preemptive. [Of or relating to preemption.]
preemptionnounAn act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:
preemptiveMade so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
anticipationnounThe eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
prioritynounAn item's relative importance.
preferencenounThe selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
preactionnounprevious action
preachmentnounAn instance of preaching; a sermon or homily.
preceptionnoun(rare, obsolete) A preconception or presupposition.
preadaptationnoun(biology) An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function
preselectionnoun(politics) The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party
preconcertnounSomething concerted or arranged beforehand; a previous agreement.
preteritionnounThe act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
preemptoryPertaining to preemption.
prepositivePut before; prefixed.
precontractnoun(law) A contract preceding another, especially a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.
preconditionnounA condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
prepositionnoun(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.
prechargenoun(law) The period of time before the person is charged with a crime.
preselectverb(transitive) To select in advance.

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