"pred" meaning in English

See pred in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Abbreviation of various words. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en}} Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pred (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Abbreviation of predefined. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal, not-comparable Alternative form of: predefined
    Sense id: en-pred-en-adj-7226ao8R Categories (other): Vorarephilia Disambiguation of Vorarephilia: 15 15 15 15 15 15 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: preds [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of various words. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en}} Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pred (countable and uncountable, plural preds)
  1. (countable, informal, among vorarephiles) Abbreviation of predator. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal Alternative form of: predator
    Sense id: en-pred-en-noun-FEyI8Dj5 Categories (other): Vorarephilia Disambiguation of Vorarephilia: 15 15 15 15 15 15 12
  2. (countable, informal) Abbreviation of predicate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal Alternative form of: predicate
    Sense id: en-pred-en-noun-RWt551qt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Vorarephilia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 12 3 26 26 24 Disambiguation of Vorarephilia: 15 15 15 15 15 15 12
  3. (informal) Abbreviation of predefinition. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: predefinition
    Sense id: en-pred-en-noun-Nt9pZ8Nk Categories (other): Vorarephilia Disambiguation of Vorarephilia: 15 15 15 15 15 15 12
  4. (uncountable, medicine) Abbreviation of prednisone. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: prednisone
    Sense id: en-pred-en-noun-nNf2sI02 Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Vorarephilia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 12 3 26 26 24 Disambiguation of Vorarephilia: 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. (uncountable, medicine) Abbreviation of prednisolone. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: prednisolone
    Sense id: en-pred-en-noun-~kaB4LKR Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Vorarephilia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 12 3 26 26 24 Disambiguation of Vorarephilia: 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 Topics: medicine, sciences
  6. (chiefly programming) Abbreviation of predecessor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: predecessor
    Sense id: en-pred-en-noun-~iL4EmsV Categories (other): Programming, English entries with incorrect language header, Vorarephilia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 12 3 26 26 24 Disambiguation of Vorarephilia: 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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