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precondition(2)(dictionary)
precondition(dictionary)

impolite (iou) and precondition (oh)


impolite (iou)



impolite adjective. E17.
[Latin impolitus, formed as IM-2 + politus POLITE.]
Not polished; fig. unrefined. Only in 17.
Not courteous; uncivil, ill-mannered, rude. M18.
K. Vonnegut She imagined that I used certain impolite words..to cause a sensation. A. S. Byatt Celia felt it would be impolite to ask how old he was.
impolitely adverb M18.
impoliteness noun L18.

precondition (oh)



something that must happen or exist before something else can happen
precondition of/for
::A ceasefire is a precondition for talks.