pre-film

verb

To film in advance.

Similar
prerecord
OriginEnglish film ← Middle English filme ← Old English filmen →
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Meanings

verbpre-film (third-person singular simple present pre-films, present participle pre-filming, simple past and past participle pre-filmed)

present singular third person pre-films · participle present pre-filming · participle past pre-filmed · past pre-filmed · alternative prefilm · alternative pre film

  1. transitiveTo film in advance.

    Synonyms: prerecord

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo film in advance.

Similar
prerecord

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  10. Proto-Germanic*felma-
  11. Proto-Germanic*filmīn-
  12. Old Englishfilmen
  13. Middle Englishfilme
  14. Englishfilm
  15. Englishpre-film

From pre- + film.

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APA

pre-film. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-film

MLA

“pre-film.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-film. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-film,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-film.

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