predepartmental

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adjective

Before the introduction of a department.

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Meanings

adjectivepredepartmental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the introduction of a department.

    Fortunately, during the predepartmental period, a number of the new arrivals had previously been introduced to sociological theories or methods, […]

    2012, F. Collyer, Mapping the Sociology of Health and Medicine

Origin

From pre- + departmental.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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