pre-opinion

o·pin·ion

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Definitions of pre-opinion word

noun pre-opinion a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty. 1
noun pre-opinion a personal view, attitude, or appraisal. 1
noun pre-opinion the formal expression of a professional judgment: to ask for a second medical opinion. 1
noun pre-opinion Law. the formal statement by a judge or court of the reasoning and the principles of law used in reaching a decision of a case. 1
noun pre-opinion a judgment or estimate of a person or thing with respect to character, merit, etc.: to forfeit someone's good opinion. 1
noun pre-opinion a favorable estimate; esteem: I haven't much of an opinion of him. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Latin opīniōn- (stem of opīniō), derivative of opīnārī to opine

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".