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• prerequisite for — something that is required for …   English contemporary dictionary

• prerequisite — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, essential, fundamental, important, indispensable, necessary, vital ▪ Self control is an absolute prerequisite for command. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• prerequisite — I adj. (usu. does not stand alone) prerequisite to II n. a prerequisite for, to * * * [prɪ rekwɪzɪt] (usu. does not stand alone) prerequisite to a prerequisite for …   Combinatory dictionary

• prerequisite — [[t]pri͟ːre̱kwɪzɪt[/t]] prerequisites N COUNT: N for/of n If one thing is a prerequisite for another, it must happen or exist before the other thing is possible. Good self esteem is a prerequisite for a happy life... Party membership was an… …   English dictionary

• prerequisite — I UK [priːˈrekwəzɪt] / US [prɪˈrekwəzɪt] noun [countable] Word forms prerequisite : singular prerequisite plural prerequisites formal a) something that must exist or happen before something else is possible Good language skills are a prerequisite …   English dictionary

• prerequisite — perquisite, prerequisite A perquisite is an incidental benefit attached to a person s job or employment, and is more often used in the shortened form perk. A prerequisite is something required as a condition before something else can be done: •… …   Modern English usage

• prerequisite — /pri rek weuh zit, pree /, adj. 1. required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge. n. 2. something prerequisite: A visa is still a prerequisite for travel in many countries. [1625 35; PRE + REQUISITE] Syn. 2. requirement, requisite,… …   Universalium

• prerequisite — pre|req|ui|site [pri:ˈrekwızıt] n formal something that is necessary before something else can happen or be done prerequisite for/of/to ▪ A reasonable proficiency in English is a prerequisite for the course …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prerequisite — pre|req|ui|site1 [ pri rekwəzıt ] noun count FORMAL something that must exist or happen before something else is possible: Good language skills are a prerequisite for the job. a. a course that you must take before you are allowed to take another… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prerequisite — 1. noun a prerequisite for the course Syn: (necessary) condition, precondition, essential, requirement, requisite, necessity, sine qua non; informal must 2. adjective the prerequisite qualifications Syn: necessary, required, called for, essential …   Thesaurus of popular words

• prerequisite — 1. adjective /pɹi.rɪˈkwɪzɪt,pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable 2. noun /pɹi.rɪˈkwɪzɪt,pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ a) Something that must be gained in order to gain something else Having a decent qualificat …   Wiktionary