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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else;
[syn: condition, precondition, stipulation]

2. an assumption that is taken for granted;
[syn: given, presumption, precondition]

3. a condition that is a prerequisite;


VERB (1)

1. put into the required condition beforehand;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Precondition \Pre`con*di"tion\, n. A previous or antecedent condition; a preliminary condition. [1913 Webster]