prerace

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adjective

Occurring before, or in preparation for, a race

OriginEnglish race ← Middle English race ← Old Norse rás →
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Meanings

adjectiveprerace (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesOccurring before, or in preparation for, a race

    That includes relying on her husband, Thomas, for help with everything from prerace visualization to training regimens.

    2009 January 6, Nate Peterson, “Vonn Diversifies Skills for This World Cup Season”, in New York Times

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. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
  10. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  11. Proto-West Germanic*rās
  12. Old Englishrǣs
  13. Proto-Germanic*rēsō
  14. Old Norserás
  15. Middle Englishrace
  16. Englishrace
  17. Englishprerace

From pre- + race.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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