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- premedical (adj.)




- also pre-medical, 1881, in reference to study for medical training, from pre- + medical.
- premeditate (v.)




- 1540s, from pre- + meditate, or a back formation from premeditation, or else from Latin praemeditatus, past participle of praemeditari "to think over." Related: Premeditated; premeditating.
- premeditation (n.)




- early 15c., from Old French premeditacion and directly from Latin praemeditationem (nominative praemeditatio) "consideration beforehand," noun of action from past participle stem of praemeditari "to consider beforehand," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + meditari "to consider" (see meditation).
- unpremeditated (adj.)




- 1590s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of premeditate (v.).