preoperation

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adjective

Prior to an operation (military, surgical, or other).

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Meanings

adjectivepreoperation (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to an operation (military, surgical, or other).

    They also broke promises to share a list of targets, and failed to attend a preoperation briefing, he added.

    2007 October 3, Nina Bernstein, “Raids Were a Shambles, Nassau Complains to U.S.”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + operation.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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