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prerequisite

 noun
     
pre‧req‧ui‧site [countable]
formal something that is necessary before something else can happen or be done
prerequisite for/of/to
A reasonable proficiency in English is a prerequisite for the course.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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