precontest
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4.2
Taking place before a contest to help people get ready
- adjective
- /priːˈkɒntɛst/
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precompetitivo
- The athletes gathered for a precontest meeting to discuss strategies before the finals.
Examples
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During the precontest phase, participants trained rigorously to improve their performance.
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She reviewed her notes during the precontest preparations to ensure she was ready.
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I showered briskly, ironed a shirt, and buffed my shoes, singing a Hank Williams tune the while, a precontest ritual reminiscent of my barrel-racing days.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
precompetitive
vsprecontest
6.9
Happening before a competition to help people prepare and warm up
uses a noun-based formation referring to the period before competition
Surface Forms
precontest positive
Morphology
Etymology
Precontest uses the first part pre- meaning 'before' and the word contest, so it describes something that happens 'before' a competition, like a meeting or routine to get a team ready.