preëmptive

== English == === Etymology === From preëmpt + -ive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɹiːˈɛmp.tɪv/ === Adjective === preëmptive (comparative more preëmptive, superlative most preëmptive) Rare spelling of preemptive. 1904, Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.), Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society, p289 The object of this company in taking their conveyance from the Indians in the form of a lease was to evade the preëmptive right. 2002, The New Yorker Online Only, Conversation: The Next War, at this site Once the doctrine of preëmptive war is out there, then, first India, clearly, but many other people, could say that this is ideal, thank you. All these conditions are met. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “preëmptive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC., see page 1128.