prerequisite

From pre- +‎ requisite.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/, /pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/

prerequisite (not comparable)

1. Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

   The prerequisite warm-up to the match was ignored.

   A good command of Spanish is prerequisite for enrolling in this course.

• See also Thesaurus:requisite

• non-prerequisite

prerequisite (plural prerequisites)

1. Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.

   A degree is a prerequisite for entry into this profession.

2. 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.

   Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.

• requisite

• non-prerequisite

• corequisite
• requirement