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⏳ Before deciding 🕰️ Time before choice
predecision

predecision

7.3
Happening before a decision, about preparations or information
  • adjective
  • /priːdɪˈsɪʒən/
translation icon : predecisional
  • A predecision analysis can help identify potential risks early in the process.

Examples

  • He gathered all the predecision data before the meeting.

  • They held several predecision meetings to discuss the available options.

  • The committee reviewed all predecision documents before making their final choice.

  • The predecision phase is crucial for successful outcomes.

  • The committee reviewed all predecision documents before making their final choice.

  • A predecision analysis can help identify potential risks early in the process.

  • They held several predecision meetings to discuss the available options.

Synonyms

prevenient
vspredecision
  • Formal
1 9.9

Happening before something else

is limited to the time before a specific choice and its preparation
preseminal
vspredecision
  • Formal
8.8

Happens before an important event and helps prepare for it

is used before a specific choice focusing on preparatory acts

How Preparatory

preparatory
15 4.7
predecision
7.3
preliminary
10 5.2
initial
599 3.4

Surface Forms

predecision positive

Morphology

predecision = decision (transparent) = pre + decision

The meaning is directly formed by adding 'pre-' meaning 'before' to 'decision'.

Etymology

The word predecision combines pre- 'before' and decision 'a choice'. So a predecision document, meeting, or analysis is something that happens or exists before the final choice is made.