predebate

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adjective

Prior to a debate.

Opposite
postdebate
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Meanings

adjectivepredebate (not comparable)

alternative pre-debate

  1. not comparablePrior to a debate.

    Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Tom Brokaw will provide predebate coverage at 6.

    2007 April 26, Kathryn Shattuck, “What’s on Tonight”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
postdebate

Origin

From pre- + debate.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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