how to pronounce preemptive
/pɹiːˈɛmptɪv/
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preemptive is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of preemptive in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… rudy giuliani preemptive pardon kind of …”
meanings of preemptive
adjective:
- Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.
- Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
- Of or relating to preemption.
preemptive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word preemptive occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics preemptive can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preemptive can be often used in the following areas:
1) communication, information, and media;
2) people, society, and culture;
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