Definition of prerequisite Prerequisite

/pɹiɹɛˈkwʌzʌt/ - [preerekwuzut] - pre•req•ui•site

We found 9 definitions of prerequisite from 5 different sources.

What does prerequisite mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: prerequisites
prerequisite - something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
		requirement
		duty, responsibility, obligation work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
		precondition a condition that is a prerequisite
		academic requirement a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program
Adjective
prerequisite - required as a prior condition or course of study
		obligatory morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"

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Wiktionary

prerequisite (Noun)
Something that must be gained in order to gain something else.
prerequisite (Noun)
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
prerequisite (Adjective)
Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

prerequisite (a.)
Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of success.
prerequisite (n.)
Something previously required, or necessary to an end or effect proposed.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

prerequisite
prē-rek′wi-zit, n. something previously necessary: something needed in order to gain an end.—adj. required as a condition of something else

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prerequisite, noun, singular of prerequisites.

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