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Meaning of pre-emptive | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Alternative spelling of preemptive.

alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Suomi keskeyttävä

Examples

“The GNR made a pre-emptive attack in 1865 when it submitted a Bill to build a line from Bourne to Sleaford, purely to block any developments by the GNR.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

pre-epidemic pre-exilic pre-exponential pre-flop pre-fortis pre-Furman

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