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pretelecast

pretelecast adjective: prior to a telecast.

Adjective

pretelecast (not comparable)

  1. Prior to a telecast.
    • In three-and-a-half hours, the awards broadcast handed out only 10 awards; the other 100 categories filled a three-hour pretelecast ceremony that was Webcast beforehand (and can be seen at grammy.com ).2009 February 9, Jon Pareles, “Full-Tilt Performances and Defiant Bravado”, in New York Times

Origin of pretelecast

From pre- + telecast.

Questions about pretelecast

What does pretelecast mean?
Pretelecast means prior to a telecast.
What part of speech is pretelecast?
Pretelecast is an adjective.

Words near pretelecast in the dictionary

  1. preteendom
  2. preteener
  3. preteeners
  4. preteenhood
  5. preteens
  6. pretelecast
  7. pretelegraph
  8. pretelegraphic
  9. pretelegraphy
  10. pretelephone
  11. pretelephonic

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