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prefire en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From pre- + fire.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Before the occurrence of a fire.
    • Francis Brannigan's great interest in prefire planning was forced by necessity. All of a sudden, as a naval officer, he had responsibilities for lives and property for which he was totally unprepared. 2007, Francis L. Brannigan, Glenn P. Corbett, Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, page 6:

prefire en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of pre-fire.
    alt of pre-fire

Forms

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prefires Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
prefiring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prefired Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
prefired Tense=Past lexicographic