préclassique
French, adjective/pʁe.kla.sik/
préclassique is spelled P-R-É-C-L-A-S-S-I-Q-U-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 164,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Préclassique is a French adjective meaning “anteclassical (before the classical era)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui vient avant une période classique”.
What does préclassique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
anteclassical (before the classical era)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui vient avant une période classique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of préclassique
- préclassiques plural
- pré-classique alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce préclassique?
- /pʁe.kla.sik/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is préclassique in French?
préclassique appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).