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precontact en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English contact English precontact From pre- + contact.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Before contact was established (especially with an indigenous people).
    • the precontact period

Forms

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pre-contact alternative lexicographic

precontact en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English contact English precontact From pre- + contact.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An instance of contacting somebody in advance.
    • Reviewing 12 studies of precontacting or advance notice to respondents, Linsky (1975) concluded that all precontacts by letter, postcard, telephone, or earlier personal contact increased response rates, with the telephone precontact being the most effective. 2015, H. J. Hsia, Mass Communications Research Methods: A Step-by-Step Approach, page 169:
    • Precontacts may be less effective with homogeneous groups than with samples involving the general population. 1979, Arthur V. Ciervo, Using the Mass Media (issues 5-8, page 63)

Forms

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pre-contact alternative lexicographic
precontacts Number=Plur lexicographic

precontact en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English contact English precontact From pre- + contact.

Meanings

  1. To contact somebody in advance.
    • Reviewing 12 studies of precontacting or advance notice to respondents, Linsky (1975) concluded that all precontacts by letter, postcard, telephone, or earlier personal contact increased response rates, with the telephone precontact being the most effective. 2015, H. J. Hsia, Mass Communications Research Methods: A Step-by-Step Approach, page 169:

Forms

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precontacted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
precontacted Tense=Past lexicographic
precontacting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pre-contact alternative lexicographic
precontacts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

prehistoric