prerequisite has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ noun ] (sociology) something that is required in advance

Synonyms

requirement

Examples

"Latin was a prerequisite for admission"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

Lousiness is a prerequisite for epidemic typhus .

2
[ adjective ] required as a prior condition or course of study

Related terms

obligatory

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