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prematch

prematch adjective: occurring before or in preparation for a match.

Adjective

prematch (not comparable)

  1. Occurring before or in preparation for a match
    • Jessica Bennett, center rear, listening to prematch instructions.2007 February 17, Tamar Lewin, “More Girls Take Part in High School Wrestling”, in New York Times

Verb

prematch (third-person singular simple present prematches, present participle prematching, simple past and past participle prematched)

  1. To match prior to some other operation

Forms of prematch

third-person singular presentprematches
present participleprematching
past participleprematched
pastprematched

Origin of prematch

From pre- + match.

Questions about prematch

What does prematch mean?
Prematch means occurring before or in preparation for a match.
What part of speech is prematch?
Prematch can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near prematch in the dictionary

  1. premasticate
  2. premasticated
  3. premasticates
  4. premasticating
  5. premastication
  6. prematch
  7. prematched
  8. premate
  9. premated
  10. prematernal
  11. prematernity

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