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predefined

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: P R IY2 D IH0 F AY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been defined or established previously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of predefine

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English defined English predefined From pre- + defined.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: предопределе́н (predopredelén) — having been defined previously
  • Dutch: voorgedefinieerd — having been defined previously
  • Finnish: ennalta määrätty — having been defined previously
  • French: prédéfini — having been defined previously
  • German: vordefiniert — having been defined previously
  • German: voreingestellt — having been defined previously
  • German: vorgegeben — having been defined previously
  • Italian: predefinito — having been defined previously