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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prae- \Pr[ae]-\ A prefix. See {Pre-}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pre- \Pre-\ [L. prae, adverb & preposition , before, akin to pro, and to E. for, preposition : cf. F. pr['e]-. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Prior}.] A prefix denoting priority (of time, place, or rank); as, precede, to go before; precursor, a forerunner; prefix, to fix or place before; pre["e]minent eminent before or above others. Pre- is sometimes used intensively, as in prepotent, very potent. [Written also {pr[ae]-}.]
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