adj
Of the time period prior to a war.
adj
Before modern or modernity or modernization.
adj
Before the time of Moses.
adj
Pertaining to the preparation of a donor organ prior to transplantation.
n
Provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.
adv
Alternative spelling of periworkout [At the time of or closely after or before the workout.]
adj
Surrounding (just before and just after) an event
adj
Before and after a movement of the body
adj
Before an action takes place, especially a legal action.
adj
Before a person contracted AIDS.
adj
From a time before the influence of man on the environment
adj
(US, education) Heightened difficulty in preparation for higher learning.
v
Alternative form of prebolus [(intransitive) To take a premeal (preprandial) bolus of insulin shortly before a meal (usually just a few minutes before).]
adj
(European politics) Referring to the time before Brexit.
adj
Occurring before a build.
adj
(Christianity, in Catholic tradition) Prior to a wedding.
adj
Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968.
adj
Alternative form of precombat [Before combat.]
adj
Concerned with a phase prior to combustion.
adj
Alternative form of predental. [Before, and in preparation for, dental education.]
adj
(psychiatry) Before a depression.
n
Alternative form of preejection [The time period immediately preceding ejection.]
n
(poker) The period before the flop, particularly when players already have their hole cards.
adj
(US politics) Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.
n
Alternative spelling of pregame [A social gathering of several friends who get together to drink before going out to a party or a sports game. The goal of pre-gaming is to "get a buzz" before going out for the night.]
n
(slang) The act of consuming alcoholic beverages before attending an event or function.
adj
(obsolete) Occurring before the supposed creation of the universe.
adj
(music) Before the hook (normally a chorus) of a popular song.
adj
Alternative spelling of preindustrial [Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.]
n
A preparatory interview or conversation done before the actual interview.
adj
(sports) Taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.
adj
Referring to a period before the mechanization of farming or some other human activity.
adj
(ecology) Before the opening of a mine in a region.
adj
occurring before a notice is issued
adj
Happening before an operation.
adj
Prior to the time of Plato
adj
Taking place before primary school.
adj
Prior to the rise of the Roman Empire.
n
(Christianity) In electing a pope, the phase before scrutiny, during which ballot papers are prepared and scrutineers are selected.
adj
(historical) Existing in Ancient Greece before the flourishing of the philosopher Socrates (circa 469–399 BCE).
adj
Prior to the formation of the Soviet Union
n
Any test done as practice, before an official test.
adj
Before the most recent or significant war in a culture's history.
adj
Alternative spelling of preworkout [Before a physical workout.]
adj
Prior to becoming acclimated
adj
(medicine) Prior to the acute phase.
adj
Prior to the use of an adjuvant
n
Previous administration.
adj
Before an admissions process.
adj
(biology) Before the summer.
adj
Before the advent of agriculture
adj
Before the advent of agriculture.
adj
Before the consumption of alcohol.
adj
(education) Before the study of algebra.
adj
Before becoming an ambassador.
adj
(surgery) Prior to amputation
adj
Alternative form of preanalytical [Describing any procedure that takes place before an analysis.]
adj
Describing any procedure that takes place before an analysis.
adj
(Christianity) Before the anaphora.
adj
Alternative form of preanesthetic
adj
Prior to the anhepatic stage of liver transplantation
adj
Prior to the introduction and use of antibiotics
adj
Prior to antiretroviral treatment
adj
Before the discovery or availability of antiseptic.
adj
Before the imposition of apartheid.
adj
Prior to the introduction of an app (software application), or apps in general
adj
Prior to cardiac arrest.
adj
Before the development of art.
n
ascertainment in advance
adj
(mathematics) Prior to association into an aggregation
adj
Prior to an atrial event (typically a contraction)
adj
Prior to an attachment, especially (psychology) before an infant has formed a particular bond with its caregiver.
adj
Prior to authorization.
adj
Prior to having conscious control
adj
Prior to the giving / receiving of an award
adj
(education) Prior to the bachelor's degree level.
v
To offer unpoisoned bait to animals to attract them before introducing poison.
adj
Before a ball (social event with dancing).
adj
Before the enacting of a ban.
adj
Preceding a bankruptcy.
adj
Before having been baptized.
adj
Prior to the introduction, or to the crossing of a baseline
adj
Before the publication of the Bible.
adj
Before a takeover bid.
adj
Prior to the time when life arose.
adj
Before the era of biotechnology.
adj
Before a bleaching operation.
adj
(rare) Before the advent of blogs.
v
(intransitive) To take a premeal (preprandial) bolus of insulin shortly before a meal (usually just a few minutes before).
adj
(economics) Before a boom
adj
(computing) Before booting.
adj
Prior to a bottleneck (typically a population bottleneck)
adj
Prior to a breach, especially a breach of contract.
adj
Before becoming a bride.
adj
Before the introduction of broadband Internet access.
adj
Prior to the use of a bronchodilator.
adj
Before a financial bubble.
adj
Prior to, or in preparation for, the release of a budget
adj
Before the onset of bullying.
n
A campaign that takes place in advance of the main campaign.
adj
Prior to the development of a religious canon.
n
Primitive systems of trade before the full development of capitalism.
adj
Prior to a period of captivity.
adj
Before medical or psychiatric care.
n
Certification in advance.
adj
Prior to a drug challenge.
adj
Before a championship.
adj
Before a chemical reaction.
adj
Before the discovery or availability of chloroform.
adj
Before making a choice.
adj
Before the invention of cinema.
n
(Scientology) One who has not yet reached a "clear" state (in which they are free from engrams).
n
(US, law) Advance approval by a federal court or the Department of Justice for changes to voting regulations in certain states under the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
adj
Before the development of the clergy.
adj
Describing a test or trial of a new pharmaceutical on animals (or in vitro) rather than on humans
adj
Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968.
adj
Preceding the act of coitus.
adj
Prior to sexual intercourse.
adj
Occurring before collapse
n
A fashion collection made available shortly before the usual season for such garments.
adj
Occurring before, or in preparation for, college
n
The era or situation before colonialism.
adv
Prior to colonization.
adj
(film) Before the advent of color film, and thus presented in black and white.
adj
Situated before the column of a chromatograph
adj
Alternative spelling of pre-combustion [Occurring prior to combustion.]
n
All the checks carried out before something is commissioned
adj
Before committal (e.g. to a hospital).
adj
Before Holy Communion.
adj
Before the introduction of communism.
adj
Prior to becoming competent.
adj
Occurring before or in anticipation of a competition
adv
(music) Prior to composing music; relating to precomposition.
adj
Before the availability of computer technology.
adj
Before the development of mental concepts.
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for a concert
adj
In or of the period before an ecclesiastical council, especially the Second Vatican Council.
n
A medical illness, ailment, or adverse condition that exists before an insurance policy takes effect.
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for a conference
adj
Prior to confirmation.
adj
Before a conformation has been adopted.
adj
Prior to having been conquered.
adj
Synonym of preconquest
adj
Before being given consent.
adj
Prior to consolidation
adj
Born before the adoption of the constitution, especially the U.S. Constitution.
adj
Prior to consultation.
adj
Before use by a consumer.
adj
Before the advent of consumerism.
adj
Describing a period before contact was established (especially with an indigenous people)
adj
(psychology) Prior to contemplation (concerning one's behaviour)
adj
(medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one does not yet begin to recognize or acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
adj
Earlier than contemporary.
adj
(bodybuilding) Of or pertaining to the phase of preparation in the weeks prior to a competition.
adj
Prior to the formation of a contract.
adj
Prior to administration of a contrast medium.
n
A preliminary convention.
adj
Before a conversation.
n
the inclusion in a dictionary (or other text) of all terms used in the definition of other terms before that definition is published
adj
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
n
A correction applied in advance
adj
Happening before correlation
n
An initial counting before a proper count or an intervention takes place.
adj
Before a course, such as of training or medical treatment
adj
(biology) Before courtship.
n
(slang) The act of resting before a long night, weekend or season of binge drinking.
adj
Before a collision involving a vehicle.
adj
Occurring or happening before the supposed creation of the universe.
adj
(finance) Before credit is taken into account.
adj
Occurring before a period of crisis.
adj
Before a critical stage.
adj
Before the cubist art movement.
adj
Pertaining to human life or society before the development of culture.
adv
Before the development of culture.
n
(biology) A preliminary culture; a culture prepared in advance of the main experiment
adj
Prior to the introduction of cuneiform writing
adj
Before the start, or the introduction, of an academic curriculum.
adj
Prior to the making of a decision
adj
Prior to an academic degree.
n
The delay before the first reverberation of an echo.
adj
Before the onset of a delusion.
adj
Before the introduction of a department.
n
(rare) The time or preparations leading up to one's departure.
adj
Before a legal deposition.
adj
Alternative spelling of pre-depression [(economics) Pertaining to the era immediately before the depression.]
adj
(economics) Before devaluation.
n
A phase of preparation prior to development.
adj
(medicine) Prior to diagnosis
adj
Before starting a diet.
adj
Before starting a diet.
adj
Preceding the advent of digital technology
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for dinner
adj
(education) Prior to a diploma.
adj
Before discontinuation.
adj
Before a discount is applied.
adj
Before a disease began, as with predisease cognitive performance as a baseline in dementia or predisease motor function as a baseline in multiple sclerosis.
adj
Before the onset of a disordered state.
adj
Prior to displacement.
adj
Prior to dissemination
adj
Before a dividend is paid.
adj
(education) Prior to receiving a doctorate
adv
Prior to receiving a doctorate.
adj
Prior to being domesticated
adj
(medicine) Before being dosed.
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for a draft, especially in sports
adj
Existing or happening before a drop.
adj
Before a drug is administered.
adj
Before the development or availability of dynamite.
adj
Before the time of a dynasty
n
The time period immediately preceding ejection.
adj
Before the introduction of electronics.
adj
(of herbicide use) Before the emergence of the plants being targeted.
n
Prior engagement or obligation, as by contract or promise.
adj
Alternative form of preenrolment [Prior to enrolment]
adj
Prior to the outbreak of an epidemic
adj
Prior to equilibration
n
An interaction that introduces and leads to but is not yet a true exchange.
adj
Before an experiment takes place.
adj
prior to an experiment
adj
Prior to the era of industrial factories.
adj
Prior to audio processing by a fader.
adj
Before the season of fall.
adj
Before the Great Irish Famine.
adj
Before embarking on fieldwork.
adj
Occurring before a fight.
adj
Before watching a film.
adj
Before the introduction of the medium of film.
adj
Before final examinations.
adj
Before the occurrence of a fire.
adj
Before the formation of a flame.
adj
Taking place before the start of a flight.
n
The stage at which preparations are made for foreclosure
adj
Prior to (sustaining a) fracture
n
A television show preceding a sports game wherein commentators discuss that game.
adj
Prior to gentrification.
adj
Prior to gentrification.
v
To perform the pregrab trick.
n
(informal) prehabilitation
n
A form of strength training that aims to prevent injuries before they can occur
adj
Before the onset of a headache.
n
(US) Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study in healthcare.
adj
Before a legal hearing.
adj
Before heroism appeared as a literary motif.
adj
Occurring before an employee is hired.
n
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
n
Alternative form of pre-hook [(computing, programming) A section of code that runs immediately before a hook call.]
adj
Before a patient is brought to a hospital.
adj
Prior to hospitalization.
adv
Before a patient's admission to hospital.
adj
Prior to the start of hunting
adj
Occurring before a hurricane.
adj
Prior to hybridization
adj
Before an ictal attack
v
To imbibe prior to some other action
adj
(psychology) Before the development of true imitative behaviour.
adj
(medicine) Preceding an immune response
adj
Prior to immunoadsorption
adj
Before the onset of impairment.
adj
Prior to the period of an empire.
adj
Prior to implementation
adj
Before the rise of impressionism in art.
adj
Before the occurrence of an incident.
adj
(surgery) Prior to incision
adj
(business) Prior to incorporation.
v
(medicine) (of a cell or culture) to incubate before the treatment started
adj
Not yet industrialized.
adv
Before industrialization.
adj
Prior to an infectious phase
adj
Occurring prior to inflation
n
initiation in advance or too soon
adj
(medicine) Before an injection is administered.
adj
(computing) Prior to installation.
adj
Occurring prior to instruction.
adj
Before the development or the use of the intellect.
adj
Before an interchange.
adj
Before an intermission.
adv
Prior to intervention.
adj
Before the introduction of something.
adj
Before the introduction of something.
adj
Before an invasion; the state before an invasion.
adj
Prior to an inventory being taken.
adj
Prior to investigation
adj
Before a laboratory session.
adj
Before the landing of a vehicle.
adj
(sciences) Occurring before laughter.
adj
In preparation for study at a law school; prelaw.
adj
Before the development of a legend, or legends in general.
adj
Prior to the introduction of legislation.
adj
Prior to the introduction of legislation.
adj
Before the occurrence of a lesion.
adj
Before the occurrence of a lesion.
n
A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
adj
Before the liberal period of society, i.e. in feudal or authoritarian times.
adj
Prior to receiving a license.
adj
Occurring before licensure.
adj
Prior to the beginning of a process
n
A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
n
A list prepared in advance, for example of dwellings to be visited as part of a census or a marketing campaign.
adj
Before the development of literature.
adj
Before the development of literature.
n
(slang) The practice of drinking alcohol before going out socially.
adj
Before the development of logical thought.
adj
Before marriage; before getting married.
adj
(business) Prior to a product's official market release
adj
(rare) Before a markup (increase in price).
adj
Before reaching the level of mastery.
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for a match
adj
Before the development or use of machines.
adj
Describing activities prior to, or in preparation for, a study of medicine.
adj
Before the Middle Ages.
adj
Before the megalithic era.
adj
(business) Occurring or existing before a merger
adj
Before the application of a method or methodology.
adj
Prior to the introduction of the metric system of measurements.
adj
Prior to micturition / urination
adj
Before military service.
n
(sometimes attributive) Actions taken in advance of, and in preparation for, mobilization (of an army).
adj
Preceding or predating the modern era.
n
The period before the modern era
adj
(US, military) Before the reorganization of the United States Army into modular brigades.
adj
prior to the use of coinage (in a particular place)
adj
Before the construction of monuments.
adj
Before the time of Moses.
n
previous motion or excitement to action
adj
(physiology) Describing the interval between the arrival of a stimulus and the first changes in a muscle
adj
Before the establishment of a municipality.
adj
happening before a murder.
adj
Before the creation of myths.
adj
Before the development of mythology.
adj
Before the development or introduction of nationhood.
adj
Prior to nationalization.
n
Discussion prior to formal negotiations.
adj
Before the work of Isaac Newton.
adj
Occurring before the start of the nuclear age.
adj
(cytology) Occurring before nucleation; occurring before the formation of a nucleus.
adj
(surgery) Prior to nucleoplasty
adj
Occurring before marriage; antenuptial.
adj
(agriculture, education) Before entering a nursery.
adj
Before the development of ontological thought.
adj
Alternative form of pre-op [Happening before an operation.]
adj
Occurring before or in anticipation of an opening
adj
(business) Before the start of operation.
adj
Prior to an operation (military, surgical, or other).
adj
Prior to a surgical operation.
adj
(psychoanalysis) Prior to the oral stage, in Freudian psychoanalysis.
adj
Happening before an orgasm.
adj
Before the outbreak of a disease.
n
(business) A bankruptcy procedure in which a restructuring plan is agreed before the company declares itself insolvent.
adj
Before entry into parliament.
adj
Prior to participation.
adj
Prior to a partnership.
n
A party held before the start of an event, usually a public event.
adj
(law) Prior to the existence of a legal patent.
n
(biology) The formation of a pattern before some other process
adj
Done or made before or in preparation for a performance.
adj
Prior to affecting the perimeter (of vision)
adj
(psychology) Prior to the development of the individual ego.
adj
(law) Of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.
n
A course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for working in the field of pharmacy.
n
A prior phase; the condition before a particular phase
adj
Before the development of philosophical thought.
adj
Before the invention of photography.
adj
Prior to the use of an oral contraceptive.
adj
Before the existence or formation of planets.
adj
(game theory) Before play begins.
adj
Occurring before or in anticipation of a playoff
adj
Before the creation of a police force.
adj
Before the development or introduction of politics.
adj
Before a poll takes place.
adj
Prior to the onset of populism.
adj
Before a period of practice.
n
Preparation that takes place before the main period of preparation.
adj
Prior to the development of presbyopia
adj
Of or pertaining to the period before a person's ascent to the presidency of a country
adj
(printing) Before going to press.
adj
Before primary education.
adj
(surgery, medicine) Prior to a surgical or medicinal procedure
n
The production of a material or substance before it is needed, in anticipation of future requirements.
adj
Prior to starting a profession.
adj
Before a programme (of study, etc.).
adj
Before a promise is made.
n
A preliminary or prior protocol
adj
Before the development or use of psychology.
adj
(business) Before becoming a public company in which anybody can buy shares.
adj
Preceding, or in preparation for, publication.
adj
Prior to communities based around a pueblo.
adj
Prior to a qualification being awarded.
adj
Prior to the introduction of quantum theory.
adj
Before quenching (rapid cooling).
n
A questionnaire completed before a task or exercise.
adj
(sports) Occurring before, or in preparation for, a race
adj
Before racing (sporting activity).
adj
Prior to therapeutic radiation
adj
Before the invention of radio.
adj
Before the development or use of radiography.
adj
Before the development of a railroad, or railroads in general.
adj
Before the development of a railway, or railways in general.
adj
Prior to ratification.
adj
Before the application of reason.
adj
(US, finance) Occurring before the realization of money or other assets.
adj
(economics) Occurring before a recession
adj
That occurs prior to reconstruction
n
An early registration, before the normal or traditional time, as with early online check-in at hotels.
adj
Before the introduction of a regulation.
adj
Before a dramatic rehearsal.
adj
Before the existence of religion.
adj
Occurring or existing before a renovation
adj
(surgery) Prior to resection
adj
Prior to a restoration project.
adj
Prior to the stage at which a product goes on retail sale.
adj
Occurring or existing before retirement, or in preparation for retirement
adj
Occurring before a period of revolution.
adj
Occurring before a revolution.
adj
Before the onset of rheumatism.
adj
Before the advent of rock music.
adj
Prior to the Romantic movement.
n
The period of a medical doctor's working day prior to rounds.
n
A routine carried out in advance of something else.
adj
Prior to a saccadic phase
n
The sale of something privately, before it is available to the public
adj
Before the introduction of a sanction.
adj
Before the use of a satellite.
adj
Happening before saturation
adj
Prior to the development of modern science.
adv
Prior to established science.
n
A screening for problems in advance.
adj
Prior to the invention or use of writing.
n
(sports) The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared
adj
Before the start of a season.
adj
Before secondary education.
adj
Prior to sects; prior to sectarianism.
adj
Prior to a secular era.
adj
Before the introduction of security measures.
adj
Occurring before an earthquake (or similar seismic activity)
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for a criminal sentence
adj
Prior to seroconversion
adj
(education) Occurring before a trainee teacher begins service.
adj
Before (the initiation of) a session
adj
Before a session, often an academic term.
adj
Before sexual intercourse.
adj
(sports) Before a shot is taken (as in golf, snooker, etc.).
adj
Not yet taking an active part in society.
n
(socialism) That social order preceding socialism; the transition to socialism.
adj
(socialism) Preceding socialism; before a socialist revolution.
adj
Before the development of society.
adj
Prior to specification
adj
Before the occurrence of a spill.
adj
Prior to a state of stability.
adj
Prior to stabilization
adj
Prior to standardization.
adj
Prior to being standardized.
n
(yachting) The countdown immediately before the start of a race.
adj
Before the development or use of statistics.
adj
(biology) Before taking steroids.
adj
In the era before steroids were available.
adj
Occurring or existing before a storm
adj
(military, nuclear weapons) Before the onset of full strategic nuclear warfare.
adj
Before a strike (work stoppage as protest).
n
A small study undertaken before a larger one.
adj
That happens before submission
adj
Prior to the development of a suburb.
adj
Occurring before suicide.
adj
Pertaining to activities occurring prior to the initiation of a lawsuit.
adj
Occurring or being the case before a surge
adj
Occurring before, or in preparation for, surgery
adj
Prior to somebody being suspended (as from work or school).
n
A talk given in advance, such as encouragement before a sports match, or explanatory material prior to hypnosis.
adj
Before the imposition of a tariff.
adj
Before commencing a task.
adj
Before the payment of taxes.
adj
(education) Leading up to a technical course.
adj
Prior to the advent of modern technology.
adj
Before the invention or spread of the telephone.
adj
Before the introduction of television.
adj
Before the introduction of television.
adj
Prior to the establishment of tenure
adj
Before the establishment of a territory or territories.
adj
Before tertiary education.
n
A preliminary test, given in advance of instruction or evaluation.
n
A person who carries out a pretest
adj
Before attending the theater (especially of drinks or a meal).
adj
Alternative form of pretheater [Before attending the theater (especially of drinks or a meal).]
adj
Intended or designed for or taking place prior to a tour.
adj
Occurring before, or in preparation for, a tournament
adj
(finance) Before a trade.
adj
Before the development of a tradition.
adj
Prior to a transaction.
adj
Prior to transcription.
adj
Before a transition; pretransitional.
adj
Prior to a transition.
adj
Prior to translocation
adj
Prior to transmission.
adj
Occurring before transportation.
adj
Before a triage phase.
n
(law) A preliminary trial held in advance of a court trial.
adj
Before the development of tribes.
adj
(electronics) Prior to the activation of a trigger.
adj
Before embarking on a trip.
adj
Before the development or use of typography.
n
prior understanding; beliefs, attitudes, etc. that have been acquired previously
adj
Prior to the existence of a union.
adj
Before a vaccine, or before the use of vaccines generally.
adv
Before learning the ability to communicate by means of words.
adj
Before a viral infection.
adj
prior to the development of visual indicators
n
(film) Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.
adj
In preparation for a vocation.
adv
Before or in preparation for a vocation.
adj
Before an act of the will.
adj
Before a period of waiting.
adj
Prior to a wandering stage (in any of various contexts)
adj
Prior to wartime; prewar.
adj
Occurring before or in anticipation of a wedding
adj
Before the introduction of the welfare system.
adj
Before the invention or introduction of wireless communication.
n
Work done in preparation.
n
A workout preluding a main workout.
adj
Before a workshop (educational course or conference).
n
A first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts.
n
A phase before the industrialization of a country, in which the necessary conditions are established.
adj
before Christianity had agreed upon standards
n
drawings, data, samples etc. to be submitted for inspection and evaluation prior to inclusion in a project
n
(finance, bankruptcy, slang) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy".
n
A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups.
n
a regime of gentle exercise undertaken before some strenuous exercise or sport
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