predefection

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adjective

Before defection.

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Meanings

adjectivepredefection (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore defection.

    The predefection years have so far been portrayed best in “Rudolf Nureyev: Three Years in the Kirov Theater,” a loving, little-known collection of reminiscences by friends and colleagues published in 1995 in Russia.

    2007 August 29, Jennifer Dunning, “Love Lost and Fame Gained for a Young Nureyev”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + defection.

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APA

predefection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predefection

MLA

“predefection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predefection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predefection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predefection.

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