precollection

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noun

A fashion collection made available shortly before the usual season for such garments.

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Meanings

nounprecollection (plural precollections)

plural precollections

  1. A fashion collection made available shortly before the usual season for such garments.

    “The demands on everyone are constantly growing,” Mr. Gaubert said, referring not just to the twice-yearly ready-to-wear collections, but also to the couture presentations some labels produce, as well as precollections and resort collections and —— ka-ching!

    2008 March 6, Guy Trebay, “Fashion Sees Its Shadow”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + collection.

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APA

precollection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precollection

MLA

“precollection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precollection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precollection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precollection.

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