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(Singapore, politics) The day before polling day in Singapore general elections, during which campaigning and election advertising is not allowed in order to give voters time to reflect rationally on how they will vote.
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An assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, or project prior to the decision to move forward.
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(innovation, manufacturing) A preproduction model, initial sample or pilot model.
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Approval granted beforehand or in advance.
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Prior or previous practice; a practice or technique applied in advance.
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Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research.
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(Internet) Synonym of preroll (“advertisement shown before the main content”)
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(slang, in the plural) Predrinks.
adj
Alternative form of preacquired [Acquired beforehand.]
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Alternative form of preapology [An apology in advance; an apology before the fact.]
adj
Alternative form of precharge [before a charge]
adj
Alternative form of precharged [charged in advance]
adj
Alternative form of precrime [Before a crime.]
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(computing) An increment operation that takes place prior to evaluation of the expression that contains the variable being incremented.
adj
Alternative form of prelaunch [preparatory to launch]
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Alternative form of preorder [An order for goods or services placed in advance.]
v
Alternative spelling of preprocesses
v
Alternative spelling of prerecord [To record in advance.]
adj
Alternative spelling of prerelease [Before release.]
adj
Alternative spelling of preservice [Occurring prior to the provision of a service.]
adj
Alternative form of pretax [Before the payment of taxes.]
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Alternative form of pretrain [(machine learning) To train (a neural network) on some data set (typically a large generic data set, the output of which one is not directly interested in) before fine-tuning the network on another dataset one is interested in.]
adj
Alternative form of pretrial [Pertaining to a preliminary trial.]
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Abbreviation of previsualization. [(film) Any technique that attempts to visualize a scene before the filming begins.]
n
Alternative form of preacknowledgment [acknowledgment in advance]
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advertisement in advance
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annotated prior to publication
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An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge.
n
Alternative form of preauthorization [Authorization given in advance.]
n
Authorization given in advance.
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The initial stage of processing, in which material is prebroken.
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(US) Any course of study taken by an undergraduate in preparation for study at a business school.
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(law) The period of time before the person is charged with a crime.
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committed prior to some other action
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(computing) composed of a base character and a diacritical mark
n
(music) Decisions made regarding a piece of music before composition begins, such as which key or which genre to use.
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The act of preparing something for a subsequent action.
n
Consent given in advance.
n
Work done in preparation for construction, such as of a building.
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Relating to preconstruction
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(law) A contract preceding another, especially a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it.
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(aerospace) The period and procedures taken before a countdown.
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Before the credits (of a television programme, etc.).
n
A delivery made earlier than requested or anticipated.
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(chemistry) A substance used prior to developer.
v
To digest food in advance of eating it
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(electronics) Synonym of prescaler
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The process of preenacting.
n
A feast held before an event.
n
(computing) In text processing systems, a pattern of text that is expected to occur before the portion of interest.
adj
Alternative form of pre-flop [(poker) Of or characteristic of the pre-flop.]
n
The grinding of something prior to use.
adj
Preceding or in preparation for an inauguration
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A preliminary inspection.
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The process or result of preinstalling.
adj
Alternative form of prelearned [learned in advance of some other operation]
n
(uncountable, collective, Oxford University slang) Preliminary examinations taken as a whole, as sat by an individual or year group.
n
(Canada, US) An academic course that must be taken as a prerequisite for a major.
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(finance) The informal market in stocks and other securities, held before the official markets open
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A version of an audio track prior to mastering.
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(physics) The preparation of a system for obtaining a desired result, typically the confinement of an object system in a small but macroscopic region of space-time.
adj
Archaic spelling of premixed. [Mixed prior to use or sale.]
adv
(grammar) Before a noun.
n
Alternative form of preorganization [organization in advance of some other process or event]
n
A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
n
A person who prepares specimens or exhibits
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A preliminary perception
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Planning conducted in advance
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The act of processing beforehand.
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An early proposal document submitted before a full, final proposal.
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A preliminary version of a publication, produced in advance of the final version.
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Publicity for a product or service that is not yet available.
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qualification in advance
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A preliminary version of a work, released in advance.
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To make or show a preroll.
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The act of running something in advance.
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(computing) a way to set answers to questions asked during the installation process, without having to manually enter the answers while the installation is running.
n
(linguistics) The opening part of a conversation.
adj
Before a shift (in various senses).
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A signal that occurs before some occurrence, as a warning or to trigger an automatic preparation.
v
To preprint on a form with automatically-generated individual identifying information.
adj
(Internet, advertising) Of a webpage, usually carrying advertising: displayed when the user arrives on a site and before they are shown the desired content.
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The process of pretanning.
adj
Occurring or happening before the existence of time.
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(electronics) A short pulse issued in advance of a longer one
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(Methodism) The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
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A first draft of a script, etc.
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Research that involves the collection of previously ungathered data, rather than the analysis of that which is already available.
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(US, law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.
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(insurance law) Prior to the inception of an insurance policy, knowledge of specific extant circumstances that could reasonably give rise to a claim under that policy.
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(law) A restriction on expression imposed before the fact against particular speech or ideas (as opposed to restrictions against general subject matter or imposed after the fact against a particular instance of expression).
adj
(UK, by extension) Pertaining to preliminary discussion before discussion in council, parliament, or other public debate.
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Alternative form of preprandial. [A predinner drink; an apéritif.]
n
A preparatory activity analogous to the rehearsal of a show.
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Any act of preparation for a performance
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