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prerace

prerace adjective: occurring before, or in preparation for, a race.

Adjective

prerace (not comparable)

  1. Occurring before, or in preparation for, a race
    • That includes relying on her husband, Thomas, for help with everything from prerace visualization to training regimens.2009 January 6, Nate Peterson, “Vonn Diversifies Skills for This World Cup Season”, in New York Times

Origin of prerace

From pre- + race.

Questions about prerace

What does prerace mean?
Prerace means occurring before, or in preparation for, a race.
What part of speech is prerace?
Prerace is an adjective.

Words near prerace in the dictionary

  1. prequench
  2. prequential
  3. prequestionnaire
  4. prequestionnaires
  5. prequeuosine
  6. prerace
  7. preracing
  8. preradiation
  9. preradical
  10. preradicalization
  11. preradicals

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