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precondition

noun
/ˈpɹiːkənˌdɪʃən/UK/ˈpɹikənˌdɪʃən/CA/ˈpɹiːkənˌdɪʃən//ˌpɹiːkənˈdɪʃən/UK/ˌpɹikənˈdɪʃən/CA

Etymology

From pre- + condition.

  1. derived from condicio
  2. derived from condicion
  3. derived from condicioun
  4. formed as precondition — “pre- + condition”

Definitions

  1. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.

    • A marriage licence is a precondition for a wedding.
    • Presidential adviser Bouthaina Shaaban told Russia Today TV on Tuesday that the government would attend without preconditions and with the goal of stopping violence and terrorism in the country, SANA reported.
    • “The Office will refuse to register works entirely generated by AI,” says Robert Kasunic of the USCO. “Human authorship is a precondition to copyrightability.”

  2. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy…

    A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.

  3. To condition in advance

    • The hearts were preconditioned by either ischemia or bradykinin or adenosine.

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Derived

preconditional

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for precondition. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA