prerenovation

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adjective

Occurring or existing before a renovation

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

adjectiveprerenovation (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring or existing before a renovation

    She called the sound fat, rich and buttery, and unfamiliar from prerenovation days.

    2009 January 29, Daniel J. Wakin, “Musicians Hear Heaven in Tully Hall’s New Sound”, 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. Englishrenovation
  10. Englishprerenovation

From pre- + renovation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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