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preconfirmation

preconfirmation adjective: prior to confirmation.

Adjective

preconfirmation (not comparable)

  1. Prior to confirmation.
    • In the opening scene, he drills her preconfirmation class on church doctrine and calls the students “warriors of faith.”2015 July 9, Stephen Holden, “Review: ‘Stations of the Cross,’ a Portrait of Religious Fervor”, in New York Times

Noun

preconfirmation (countable and uncountable, plural preconfirmations)

  1. confirmation in advance

Forms of preconfirmation

pluralpreconfirmations

Origin of preconfirmation

From pre- + confirmation.

From preconfirm + -ation.

Questions about preconfirmation

What does preconfirmation mean?
Preconfirmation means prior to confirmation.
What part of speech is preconfirmation?
Preconfirmation can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preconfirmation in the dictionary

  1. preconfigured
  2. preconfigures
  3. preconfiguring
  4. preconfinement
  5. preconfirm
  6. preconfirmation
  7. preconfirmations
  8. preconfirmed
  9. preconfirming
  10. preconfirms
  11. preconflict

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