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(rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence.
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The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
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A flight made before the expected time; a previous or prior flight
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Learning beforehand or in advance.
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Something done in advance, to make ready; preparation.
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Precalculation; foreplanning
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(computing, software compilation) The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
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(Philippines) A final campaign rally done by candidates of one political party usually the night before an election.
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All makers prior to initial retail sale, in contrast to aftermarket.
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Alternative form of praeposituses
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Alternative form of prebooked [booked in advance]
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Alternative form of precampaign [A campaign that takes place in advance of the main campaign.]
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Alternative form of precrastination [(psychology) The completion of a task too quickly or too early for the optimal outcome; the compulsion to act in this way.]
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Alternative form of predefined [Having been defined or established previously.]
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Alternative form of preorder [(transitive) To order (goods or services) in advance, before they are available.]
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(India) Alternative form of prepone [(chiefly India) To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.]
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Alternative spelling of preprocess [(computing) To process in advance.]
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Alternative form of preshared [(cryptography, of a key or secret) Shared between the communicating parties by some secure channel before it needs to be used.]
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(teaching) To teach something (an idea, a word) before using it in a real situation.
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Alternative spelling of pretour (intended or designed for or taking place prior to a tour). [Intended or designed for or taking place prior to a tour.]
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(euphemistic, of a VHS cassette, DVD, etc.) Previously viewed; used.
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To act or perform beforehand
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Adoption in advance; the act of preadopting.
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(computing) allocation in advance
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The process of allotting in advance.
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(computing, networking) A syncword.
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An arrangement or plan made beforehand.
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To assess before acting.
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The noticing of something before attention is fully focused on it.
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To authorize in advance.
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A booking made in advance.
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(finance) Prior to borrowing.
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To counter potential misinformation by warning people against it before it is disseminated.
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(informal) precalculated
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A calculation performed in advance.
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Alternative form of precancellation [The act of precancelling.]
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(semiconductors) The phase in the access cycle of DRAM during which the storage capacitors are charged to the appropriate value.
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A particular assignment of colors in a precoloring.
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The act or process of precompiling.
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The act of preconcerting; preconcert.
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(medicine, biology) To condition in advance
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A preconception or prejudice.
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(countable) The act that is close to, or is a precursor of a crime.
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(telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.
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(informal) Clipping of predebutante. [Synonym of subdebutante]
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A preliminary decision, or one made in advance
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A dedication made previously or beforehand.
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The act of depositing something in advance.
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To discharge beforehand.
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A distribution made in advance
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(bridge) A preemptive bid.
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The act of establishing or settling something beforehand.
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Feed provided prior to some other operation (typically baiting).
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A machine or device that fills something in advance.
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A filter used in advance.
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Provided beforehand; present at the start.
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The greasing of something (especially a bearing) in advance of use
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To contact by mail in advance.
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The act of planning or plotting something in advance, especially a crime.
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A service purchased and arranged before the need for it arises.
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(computing theory, of a traversal of a tree) Such that, recursively, the root is visited before the left and right subtrees.
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(computing) The loading of memory pages before they are needed, so as to avoid page faults.
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That serves to prepare something
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A pattern established in advance
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The act of preplacing something.
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An advance or preliminary poll.
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(India) The act of preponing; rescheduling for an earlier time.
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The act of prepopulating.
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The action or process of preparing something, or preparing for something.
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To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
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A purchase made in advance.
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Clipping of prequalification. [qualification in advance]
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registered in advance of some other event
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(In attributive position, as noun adjunct) Pertaining to preregistration (of scientific trials or other experiments).
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Alternative spelling of pre-render [(transitive, computer graphics) To render (a complex image) in advance.]
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To roll something in advance.
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(biotechnology) A medium specially prepared for a seeding operation.
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(chiefly sciences) Selection in advance
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That can select in advance
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(journalism) To give a title, header, or catchline before writing the piece.
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(statistics) A smoothing in advance.
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specification in advance
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A draft document that may later become a standard.
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To tax before the action being taxed occurs.
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Alternative form of pre-tin [(transitive) To coat (a metal) with solder or tin alloy prior to soldering or brazing it.]
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(Methodism) Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.
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(obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
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Dated spelling of preelection.
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Rare spelling of preestablishment. [The act of establishing or settling something beforehand.]
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