preconvention
- noun
- /ˌpriːkənˈvɛnʃən/
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preconvención
- I got involved in the NASP when Paul Warden and I co-chaired the annual preconvention workshops in 1971-1972.
- preconvention workshop
Examples
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Batsche and McKinnie (1991) assigned preconvention and refereed presentations into one of six categories: assessment, consultation, intervention, research, professional issues, and foundations.
Academic text (1991) -
A 14-year review of NASP preconvention workshop themes provides an interesting view of the changing emphases within the Association.
Academic text (1991) -
The organizers held a series of discussions during the preconvention to ensure everything was in place for the main event.
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Participants can sign up for various workshops at the preconvention to enhance their experience at the main conference.
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Attending the preconvention event allowed the new members to network and prepare for the upcoming meetings.
Synonyms
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5.2
An event that happens before a main event to prepare for it
A short meeting before the main session to give information or help people prepare
The day before an important event when people prepare and wait
How Official
- Formal
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4.9
- Formal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
preconvention = convention (transparent) = pre + convention
The prefix 'pre-' transparently adds the meaning 'before' to 'convention'.
Etymology
The word preconvention combines the prefix pre- 'before' and convention 'a meeting'. So, it means a meeting or time that takes place before the main convention to prepare and plan.