(philosophy) Arising before any theoretical considerations.

Taking place before primary school.

In Catholic tradition, a spiritual retreat for couples about to be married.

Of or pertaining to the foothills of the Apennines

(Christianity, in Catholic tradition) Prior to a wedding.

(obsolete) Pre-eminent superiority; pre-excellence.

From a time before the influence of man on the environment

a hypothetical language conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the arrival of Proto-Greek speakers, and used to explain the large number of non-Indo-European words found in Ancient Greek.

(video games, intransitive) To shoot at the anticipated location of another player before they are visible or within range.

present participle of pre-portion