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  • 1prerequisite — [adj] necessary called for, essential, expedient, imperative, important, indispensable, mandatory, necessitous, needful, obligatory, of the essence, required, requisite, vital; concept 546 Ant. optional, unnecessary, voluntary prerequisite [n]… …

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  • 2prerequisite — [prē rek′wə zit, prirek′wə zit] adj. required beforehand, esp. as a necessary condition for something following n. something prerequisite …

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  • 3prerequisite — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, essential, fundamental, important, indispensable, necessary, vital ▪ Self control is an absolute prerequisite for command. ▪ …

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  • 4prerequisite — 1. noun a prerequisite for the course Syn: (necessary) condition, precondition, essential, requirement, requisite, necessity, sine qua non; informal must 2. adjective the prerequisite qualifications Syn: necessary, required, called for, essential …

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  • 5prerequisite — I UK [priːˈrekwəzɪt] / US [prɪˈrekwəzɪt] noun [countable] Word forms prerequisite : singular prerequisite plural prerequisites formal a) something that must exist or happen before something else is possible Good language skills are a prerequisite …

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  • 6prerequisite — pre|req|ui|site [pri:ˈrekwızıt] n formal something that is necessary before something else can happen or be done prerequisite for/of/to ▪ A reasonable proficiency in English is a prerequisite for the course …

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  • 7prerequisite — pre|req|ui|site1 [ pri rekwəzıt ] noun count FORMAL something that must exist or happen before something else is possible: Good language skills are a prerequisite for the job. a. a course that you must take before you are allowed to take another… …

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  • 8prerequisite — 1. adjective /pɹi.rɪˈkwɪzɪt,pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable 2. noun /pɹi.rɪˈkwɪzɪt,pɹiˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ a) Something that must be gained in order to gain something else Having a decent qualificat …

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  • 9necessary — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ …

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  • 10prerequisite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. requirement, essential, necessity, must (inf.), proviso; stipulation, qualification. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. essential, required, expedient; see important 1 , necessary 1 . n. Syn. essential,… …

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