adj
Meaning 1
announcing beforehand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prenunciative
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Pronunciation
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UK: /pɹiˈnʌnsɪətɪv/
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US: /pɹiˈnʌnsiˌeɪtɪv/
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US: /pɹiˈnʌnsi.ətɪv/
adj
Meaning 2
predicative, prophetic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From prenunciate (“announce before”, whence prenunciation) + -ive, with influence from Latin praenuntiātīvus, a misreading in Pliny of praenuntiōs, praenuntius (“foreboding”) and by analogy with praenuntiō (“announce beforehand; foretell”) + -īvus.