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preregulation

preregulation adjective: before the introduction of a regulation.

Adjective

preregulation (not comparable)

  1. Before the introduction of a regulation.
    • There were those who said the city was seeking to prevent demonstrations against the Iraq war and those of a more nostalgic bent who simply remembered a time preregulation when the Great Lawn played host to Simon and Garfunkel concerts and large-scale papal Masses.2008 January 9, Alan Feuer, “Antiwar Groups Claim Victory in Settlement Over Great Lawn”, in New York Times

Origin of preregulation

From pre- + regulation.

Questions about preregulation

What does preregulation mean?
Preregulation means before the introduction of a regulation.
What part of speech is preregulation?
Preregulation is an adjective.

Words near preregulation in the dictionary

  1. preregistration
  2. preregistrations
  3. preregnant
  4. preregnants
  5. preregular
  6. preregulation
  7. prerehabilitation
  8. prerehearsal
  9. prerehearsals
  10. prerejection
  11. prerelapse

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