单词 | preatomic |
释义 | preatomic in British English (ˌpriːəˈtɒmɪk) adjective occurring, existing or characteristic of the period before the atomic age preatomic in American English (ˌpriəˈtɑmɪk) adjective of or pertaining to the period of history preceding the atomic age Word origin [1910–15; pre- + atomic]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, flashback, grass roots, homeroom, isotopepre- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before”(preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,”“beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal) |
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