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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
predeparture 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 departure
English predeparture
From pre- + departure.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring before or in preparation for one's departure.
The Philippines requires each outbound migrant to attend a predeparture seminar.
2007 November 22, Jason Deparle, “Western Union Empire Moves Migrant Cash Home”, in New York Times:
predeparture 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 departure
English predeparture
From pre- + departure.
Meanings
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(rare) The time or preparations leading up to one's departure.
[…] the inherent difficulties of migratory processes, including traumatizing predepartures and journeys, the challenges of transculturation and family reorganization, and the coming to terms with new living conditions […]
2022, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Health and Health Care Inequities, Infectious Diseases and Social Factors, page 93:Once conditioned, the odor can be used during graduated departures and predepartures as an OSS.
2013, Steven R. Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training:
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