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DictionaryWhat does 'pre-tech' mean?
Definitions from Oxford Languages
pre-
/priː,pri/
prefix
prefix: pre-
- before (in time, place, order, degree, or importance).
"pre-adolescent"
Origin
from Latin prae- .
pre
/ˈpriː/
preposition
preposition: pre
- previous to; before.
"the tree was almost certainly planted pre 1700"
Origin
English, 1960s: independent usage of pre-.
tech
/tɛk/
noun
informal
noun: tech; noun: tec; plural noun: techs; plural noun: tecs
- 1.
technology.- a technician.
- Basketball
a technical foul.
- 2.
an educational institution specializing in technology or applied sciences; a technical college.
adjective
adjective: tech
- technical.
"I was in tech school then"
Origin
English, late 19th century (originally US, in tech (sense 2 of the noun)): abbreviation.