preshow

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verb

To show in advance.

OriginEnglish show ← Middle English schewen ← Old English scēawian →
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Meanings

verbpreshow (third-person singular simple present preshows, present participle preshowing, simple past preshowed, past participle preshown)

present singular third person preshows · participle present preshowing · past preshowed · participle past preshown

  1. transitiveTo show in advance.
nounpreshow (plural preshows)

plural preshows

  1. A lesser show that occurs before the main entertainment.
  2. magic performanceA part of a routine that happens before the actual show, unknown to the audience.

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-West Germanic*skauwōn
  10. Old Englishscēawian
  11. Middle Englishschewen
  12. Englishshow
  13. Englishpreshow

From pre- + show.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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