preseason

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noun

The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared

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

nounpreseason (plural preseasons)

plural preseasons

  1. hobbiesThe period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared
verbpreseason (third-person singular simple present preseasons, present participle preseasoning, simple past and past participle preseasoned)

present singular third person preseasons · participle present preseasoning · participle past preseasoned · past preseasoned

  1. transitiveTo season in advance.

    The most popular Dutch ovens are constructed of enameled cast iron, which requires none of the preseasoning and special care of ordinary cast iron but maintains the same gentle, even heat.

    2004, Molly Stevens, All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking, page 10

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. Englishseason
  10. Englishpreseason

From pre- + season.

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Translations

Dutch voorseizoen
  • voorseizoenperiod before the start of a sporting season
French présaison, pré-saison
  • présaisonperiod before the start of a sporting season
  • pré-saisonperiod before the start of a sporting season
German Vorsaison
  • Vorsaisonperiod before the start of a sporting season
Japanese プレシーズン
  • プレシーズン (pureshīzun)period before the start of a sporting season
Korean 프리시즌
  • 프리시즌 (peurisijeun)period before the start of a sporting season
Swedish försäsong
  • försäsongperiod before the start of a sporting season
Cite this entry
APA

preseason. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preseason

MLA

“preseason.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preseason. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preseason,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preseason.

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