prepublication

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adjective

Preceding, or in preparation for, publication.

OriginEnglish publication ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprepublication (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePreceding, or in preparation for, publication.

    The book received a flash of prepublication publicity in October […]

    2009 January 18, Robert S. Boynton, “Demographics and Destiny”, in New York Times
nounprepublication (plural prepublications)

plural prepublications

  1. A preliminary version of a publication, produced in advance of the final version.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishpublication
  10. Englishprepublication

From pre- + publication.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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