prepublic

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adjective

Prior to availability to the general public.

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Meanings

adjectiveprepublic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to availability to the general public.

    They pay sizable sums for tickets to the prepublic showings, which are then applied as credit toward purchases.

    1967, Karlyne Alice Anspach, The why of fashion
  2. not comparablebusinessBefore becoming a public company in which anybody can buy shares.

Origin

From pre- + public.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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