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prelaugh

prelaugh adjective: occurring before laughter.

Adjective

prelaugh (not comparable)

  1. Occurring before laughter.
    • […] the amplitude of the laugh, which is the distance between the prelaugh base line and its highest intensity peak.1972, Jeffrey H. Goldstein, Paul E. McGhee, The psychology of humor: theoretical perspectives and empirical issues
    • After a laugh subsides, a brief relaxation phase occurs, during which the HR and BP drop below the prelaugh baseline levels.2002, Ronald A. Berk, Humor as an instructional defibrillator
    Synonyms:
    prelaughter

Synonyms of prelaugh

Origin of prelaugh

From pre- + laugh.

Questions about prelaugh

What does prelaugh mean?
Prelaugh means occurring before laughter.
What part of speech is prelaugh?
Prelaugh is an adjective.

Words near prelaugh in the dictionary

  1. prelatry
  2. prelature
  3. prelatures
  4. prelatureship
  5. prelaty
  6. prelaugh
  7. prelaughter
  8. prelaunch
  9. prelaw
  10. prelawsuit
  11. prelay

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