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preshow

preshow verb: to show in advance.

Verb

preshow (third-person singular simple present preshows, present participle preshowing, simple past preshowed, past participle preshown)

  1. (transitive) To show in advance.

Noun

preshow (plural preshows)

  1. A lesser show that occurs before the main entertainment.
  2. (magic performance) A part of a routine that happens before the actual show, unknown to the audience.

Forms of preshow

Verb
third-person singular presentpreshows
present participlepreshowing
pastpreshowed
past participlepreshown
Noun
pluralpreshows

Origin of preshow

From pre- + show.

Questions about preshow

What does preshow mean?
Preshow means to show in advance.
What part of speech is preshow?
Preshow can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of preshow?
The past tense of preshow is preshowed.

Words near preshow in the dictionary

  1. preshorten
  2. preshortened
  3. preshortening
  4. preshortens
  5. preshot
  6. preshow
  7. preshowed
  8. preshowing
  9. preshown
  10. preshows
  11. preshrank

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