Meanings
adjectivepreholiday (not comparable)
- not comparableBefore a holiday.
Wall Street advanced yesterday in a preholiday session as investors drew confidence from a smaller-than-expected dip in factory orders and new merger-and-acquisition activity.
2007 July 4, The Associated Press, “Takeover News Gives Shares a Mild Lift”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Polish przedświąteczny
- przedświątecznyoccurring before a holiday
Russian предпра́здничный
- предпра́здничный (predprázdničnyj)occurring before a holiday
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APA
preholiday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preholiday
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“preholiday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preholiday. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preholiday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preholiday.
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