predecease

pre·de·cease

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pree-di-sees]
- /ˌpri dɪˈsis/
- /ˌpriː.dɪˈsiːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pree-di-sees]
- /ˌpri dɪˈsis/

Definitions of predecease word

verb with object predecease to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.). 1
transitive verb predecease die before 1
verb predecease If one person predeceases another, they die before them. 0
verb predecease to die before (some other person) 0
noun predecease earlier death 0
verb transitive predecease to die before (someone else) 0

See all 6 definitions of predecease

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Origin of predecease

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; pre- + decease

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Parts of speech for Predecease

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Predecease

predecease popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% 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.

predecease usage trend in Literature

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