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preoperating

preoperating adjective: before the start of operation.

Adjective

preoperating (not comparable)

  1. Before the start of operation.
    • preoperating costs for an aircraft

Origin of preoperating

From pre- + operating.

Questions about preoperating

What does preoperating mean?
Preoperating means before the start of operation.
What part of speech is preoperating?
Preoperating is an adjective.

Words near preoperating in the dictionary

  1. preons
  2. preonset
  3. preontological
  4. preop
  5. preopening
  6. preoperating
  7. preoperation
  8. preoperational
  9. preoperationally
  10. preoperative
  11. preoperatively

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