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prerequisite, a. and n.|priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt|
[f. pre- A. 3 + requisite a. and n.]
A. adj. Required beforehand; requisite as a previous condition.
1651Baxter Inf. Bapt. 90 A condition prerequisite in the subject of sanctification. 1696Whiston Th. Earth iv. (1722) 382 This breaking up of the Fountains of the Deep was a prerequisite Condition. 1817Coleridge Biog. Lit. II. xvi. 39 For the human soul to prosper in rustic life, a certain vantage-ground is pre-requisite. 1884J. Burroughs Birds & Poets 185 Something..which is prerequisite to any deep and lasting success.
B. n. That which is required beforehand; a condition previously necessary.
1633T. Adams Exp. 2 Peter ii. 20 Knowledge is but a prerequisite to the main of obedience. 1758Monthly Rev. 378 Prerequisites..expedient at least, if not wholly indispensable. 1830Mackintosh Eth. Philos. Wks. 1846 I. 158 All the changes in the organs..are nothing more than antecedents and pre-requisites of perception, bearing not the faintest likeness to it. 1881Westcott & Hort Grk. N.T. Introd. §226 The essential prerequisites for striking the balance. |