pre-christian

pre-Chris·tian

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pree-kris-chuh n]
- /priˈkrɪs tʃən/
- /pre ˈkrɪs.tʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-kris-chuh n]
- /priˈkrɪs tʃən/

Definitions of pre-christian word

adjective pre-christian of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the Christian Era. 1
adjective pre-christian of or referring to the period of history prior to the establishment of Christianity 0
adjective pre-christian of, having to do with, or occurring in the time before the Christian era 0

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Origin of pre-christian

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; pre- + Christian

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Parts of speech for Pre-christian

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-christian

pre-christian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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