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Prerequisite

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt

Definitions

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

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Examples

“A degree is a prerequisite for entry into this profession.”
“Only a full-scale analysis of the origin and development of our sensations and ideas can provide⟳ this knowledge; so Hartley's associationist psychology becomes the prerequisite for moral knowledge.”
“If you examine⟳ the prerequisites list, you will notice⟳ it does not include⟳ bootstrapper packages for the Office 2003 PIAs.”
“Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics.”

CEFR level

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