"tending to preclude," 1690s, from stem of Latin praecludere "to close, shut off; impede" (see preclude) + -ive. Related: Preclusively.
precisian
precision
pre-classical
preclude
preclusion
preclusive
precocious
precocity
precognition
pre-Columbian
preconceive
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