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prelays

prelays is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prelay.

prelays is the plural of prelay.

Meaning of prelay

Verb

prelay (third-person singular simple present prelays, present participle prelaying, simple past and past participle prelaid)

  1. To record music and other sound elements at the correct time code locations on a master format without regard to final levels and mixing.
    • He'll be responsible for prelaying sound effects for film and television.1990, The Hollywood Reporter, volume 313, numbers 18-34, page 18

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Questions about prelays

What is prelays the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Prelays is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prelay.

Words near prelays in the dictionary

  1. prelaunch
  2. prelaw
  3. prelawsuit
  4. prelay
  5. prelaying
  6. prelays
  7. prelearned
  8. prelearning
  9. prelearnt
  10. prelease
  11. preleased

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