Meanings
nounpre-production (countable and uncountable, plural pre-productions)
plural pre-productions · alternative preproduction
- countableuncountablebroadcastingThe process of preparing the elements involved in a motion picture, theatrical play, or other performance.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
- Proto-Italic*doukō
- Latindūcō
- Latinprōdūcō
- Latinprōductiō
- Old Frenchproduction
- Middle Englishproduccioun
- Englishproduction
- Englishpre-production
From pre- + production.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian препрода́кшен
- препрода́кшен (preprodákšen)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
pre-production. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-production
MLA
“pre-production.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-production. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-production,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-production.
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