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pre-decrement en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English decrement English pre-decrement From pre- + decrement.

Meanings

1. A decrement operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being decremented.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pre-decrements	Number=Plur		lexicographic

pre-decrement en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English decrement English pre-decrement From pre- + decrement.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To perform such an operation upon.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pre-decrementing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
pre-decremented	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
pre-decremented	Tense=Past		lexicographic
pre-decrements	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic