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pre-viewed

pre-viewed adjective: previously viewed; used.

Adjective

pre-viewed (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic, usually) Previously viewed; used.
    • Linda Harris of Reston, Va., found a way to cut what it costs to buy videos. "Purchase pre-viewed movies from a video store," she recommends. Harris said she saves as much as half the cost of a new video. For example, she bought a pre-viewed movie, Dinosaur, for $6.99. The original cost $19.99.2001 July 30, Michelle Singletary, “A Penny Saved Is... Well, It's A Penny Saved”, in South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Origin of pre-viewed

From pre- + viewed.

Questions about pre-viewed

What does pre-viewed mean?
Pre-viewed means previously viewed; used.
What part of speech is pre-viewed?
Pre-viewed is an adjective.

Words near pre-viewed in the dictionary

  1. pre-twisting
  2. pre-twists
  3. Pre-U
  4. Pre-Us
  5. pre-vaccine
  6. pre-viewed
  7. pre-vis
  8. pre-voice
  9. pre-voiceless
  10. pre-war
  11. pre-wedding

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