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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
predraft 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 draft
English predraft
From pre- + draft.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring before or in preparation for a draft.
Magid, who represents several professional football players, lobbied for Thomas to be included in a predraft all-star game called Texas vs. The Nation.
2007 April 25, Lee Jenkins, “For N.F.L. Draft, the Biggest (XXXXXXL) Sleeper”, in New York Times:
Forms
predraft 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 draft
English predraft
From pre- + draft.
Meanings
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To pull fibers slightly out of the top or roving prior to spinning.
Most cotton is sold as top, requiring only predrafting prior to spinning.
2014, W. J. Johnson, Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn, page 32:
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To prepare to write the draft of a document, by means of research, discussion, etc.
[…] when predrafting the Berlin foreign minister's statement […]
2015, I. William Zartman, Arab Spring: Negotiating in the Shadow of the Intifadat, page 356:
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