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Prelimenary vs Prerequisite - What's the difference?

prelimenary | prerequisite |

As an adjective prerequisite is

required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

As a noun prerequisite is

something that must be gained in order to gain something else.

prelimenary

Not English

Prelimenary has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

prerequisite

English

Adjective

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  • Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that must be gained in order to gain something else
  • Having a decent qualification is a prerequisite to getting a good job in marketing.
  • In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq .
  • Algebra is typically a prerequisite for physics .