prerecord

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verb

To record in advance.

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

verbprerecord (third-person singular simple present prerecords, present participle prerecording, simple past and past participle prerecorded)

present singular third person prerecords · participle present prerecording · participle past prerecorded · past prerecorded · alternative pre-record

  1. transitiveTo record in advance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pre-filmpretape

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. Englishrecord
  10. Englishprerecord

From pre- + record.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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