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prefame

prefame adjective: before (someone or something) became famous.

Adjective

prefame (not comparable)

  1. Before (someone or something) became famous.
    • The American fans, who were not familiar with his prefame work in the 1960s, knew of David Bowie as an androgynous glam-rock star who wrote all his own songs.2007, James E. Perone, The Words and Music of David Bowie, page 39
    • At this point, therefore, any reference to breakdancing has to distinguish between prefame and postfame versions of the dance.2011, Sally Banes, Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism, page 138

Origin of prefame

From pre- + fame.

Questions about prefame

What does prefame mean?
Prefame means before (someone or something) became famous.
What part of speech is prefame?
Prefame is an adjective.

Words near prefame in the dictionary

  1. prefader
  2. prefades
  3. prefading
  4. prefagomine
  5. prefall
  6. prefame
  7. prefamilies
  8. prefamily
  9. prefamine
  10. prefamous
  11. prefascist

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