"precondition" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: preconditions [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + condition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|condition}} pre- + condition Head templates: {{en-noun}} precondition (plural preconditions)
  1. A condition that requires satisfaction before taking a course of action.
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  2. A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prerequisite, pre-condition Derived forms: preconditional Translations (preexisting requirement): նախապայման (naxapayman) (Armenian), предварително условие (predvaritelno uslovie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), предпоставка (predpostavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 前提 (qiántí) (Chinese Mandarin), 先決條件 (Chinese Mandarin), 先决条件 (xiānjué tiáojiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), forudsætning [common-gender] (Danish), betingelse [common-gender] (Danish), voorwaarde [feminine] (Dutch), edellytys (Finnish), ehto (Finnish), ennakkoehto (Finnish), condition préalable [feminine] (French), précondition [feminine] (French), წინაპირობა (c̣inaṗiroba) (Georgian), Vorbedingung [feminine] (German), Voraussetzung [feminine] (German), előfeltétel (Hungarian), prerequisito [masculine] (Italian), presupposto [masculine] (Italian), 前提 (zentei) (alt: ぜんてい) (Japanese), 前提条件 (zentei jōken) (alt: ぜんていじょうけん) (Japanese), 전제 조건 (jeonje jogeon) (Korean), priekšnoteikums [masculine] (Latvian), پیش بایست (piš bâyast) (Persian), پیش شرط (piš šart) (Persian), pré-condição (Portuguese), предвари́тельное усло́вие (predvarítelʹnoje uslóvije) [neuter] (Russian), предпосы́лка (predposýlka) (english: prerequisite) [feminine] (Russian), förutsättning (Swedish), betingelse [common-gender] (Swedish), önşart (Turkish), önkoşul (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'preexisting requirement': 55 45

Verb

Forms: preconditions [present, singular, third-person], preconditioning [participle, present], preconditioned [participle, past], preconditioned [past]
Etymology: From pre- + condition. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|condition}} pre- + condition Head templates: {{en-verb}} precondition (third-person singular simple present preconditions, present participle preconditioning, simple past and past participle preconditioned)
  1. (medicine, biology) To condition in advance Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine, Directives
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-condition

Inflected forms

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