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prodrome

pro·drome
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-drohm]
    • /ˈproʊ droʊm/
    • /ˈprəʊ.drəʊm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-drohm]
    • /ˈproʊ droʊm/

Definitions of prodrome word

  • noun prodrome a premonitory symptom. 1
  • noun prodrome any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease 0
  • noun prodrome a warning symptom indicating the onset of a disease 0

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Origin of prodrome

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < French < New Latin prodromus, noun use of Greek pródromos running before. See pro-2, -drome

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Parts of speech for Prodrome

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prodrome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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