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preliberation

preliberation adjective: prior to liberation.

Adjective

preliberation (not comparable)

  1. Prior to liberation.
    • The photos provide a stunning counterpoint to what up until now has been the only major source of preliberation Auschwitz photos, the so-called Auschwitz Album, a compilation of pictures taken by SS photographers in the spring of 1944 and discovered by a survivor in another camp.2007 September 19, Neil A. Lewis, “In the Shadow of Horror, SS Guardians Frolic”, in New York Times

Origin of preliberation

From pre- + liberation.

Questions about preliberation

What does preliberation mean?
Preliberation means prior to liberation.
What part of speech is preliberation?
Preliberation is an adjective.

Words near preliberation in the dictionary

  1. prelexical
  2. prelexically
  3. prelibation
  4. prelibations
  5. preliberal
  6. preliberation
  7. prelicensing
  8. prelicensure
  9. prelicked
  10. prelife
  11. preligamentous

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