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préalable

/pʁe.a.labl/

adjective/pʁe.a.labl/

previous, prior; preliminary

Tout dessinateur s'imagine pouvoir, sans étude préalable, d'instinct, créer des oeuvres ornementales parfaites de conception.Every draftsman imagines he can—instinctively and without prior study—create ornamental works that are perfect in design.

From Middle French preallable, from Old French prealler (“to precede”).

noun, masculine/pʁe.a.labl/plural: préalables

preliminary condition, prerequisite

Related: au préalable

From Middle French preallable, from Old French prealler (“to precede”).