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preedits

preedits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preedit.

preedits is the plural of preedit.

Meaning of preedit

Verb

preedit (third-person singular simple present preedits, present participle preediting, simple past and past participle preedited)

  1. (transitive) To edit (something) in advance.
  2. (transitive) To edit (something) in a preliminary way before a main editing step.
    • Some systems require their users to preedit text—for example, into lines (as in WinMAX Pro and AQUAD) or into paragraphs not exceeding a certain length (NUD*IST and NVivo recognize paragraphs by carriage returns).2013, Klaus Krippendorff, Content Analysis: An Introduction to Its Methodology, page 260

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Questions about preedits

What is preedits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Preedits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of preedit.

Words near preedits in the dictionary

  1. preeclamptics
  2. preed
  3. preedit
  4. preedited
  5. preediting
  6. preedits
  7. preeducation
  8. preedy
  9. preeing
  10. preejection
  11. preejections

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