prerequisite

noun

Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

adjective

Required as a prior condition of something else; necessary or indispensable.

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front rere- · Latin · again quaero-quis · Latin · seek, ask

Synonyms for prerequisite

requirementn preconditionn requisiteadj requiredadj necessaryadj obligatoryadj necessityn essentialadj indispensableadj needfuladj qualificationn desideratumn neededadj

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