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pre-match

pre-match adjective: taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.

Adjective

pre-match (not comparable)

  1. Taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.
    • It was a horrendous challenge and utterly brainless given the pre-match talk from his manager about keeping their heads and being aware of VAR, which is not in use in the Championship.2025 January 3, Barney Ronay, “Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta”, in The Guardian

Questions about pre-match

What does pre-match mean?
Pre-match means taking place before a match; preliminary to a match.
What part of speech is pre-match?
Pre-match is an adjective.

Words near pre-match in the dictionary

  1. pre-main-sequence star
  2. pre-main-sequence stars
  3. pre-make
  4. pre-marriage
  5. pre-marriages
  6. pre-match
  7. pre-mechanization
  8. pre-med
  9. pre-menstrual syndrome
  10. pre-metro
  11. pre-millennial

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