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precompetition

precompetition adjective: occurring before or in anticipation of a competition.

Adjective

precompetition (not comparable)

  1. Occurring before or in anticipation of a competition.
    • “A lot of athletes experience precompetition anxieties in the first place,” Rosenfeld said.2007 July 23, Juliet Macur, “Before Triathlon, Psychologists Calm Athletes’ Fears”, in New York Times
    Antonyms:
    postcompetition

Antonyms of precompetition

Forms of precompetition

alternative formpre-competition

Origin of precompetition

From pre- + competition.

Questions about precompetition

What does precompetition mean?
Precompetition means occurring before or in anticipation of a competition.
What part of speech is precompetition?
Precompetition is an adjective.

Words near precompetition in the dictionary

  1. precompensates
  2. precompensating
  3. precompensation
  4. precompetence
  5. precompetent
  6. precompetition
  7. precompetitive
  8. precompilation
  9. precompilations
  10. precompile
  11. precompiled

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