preinauguration 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 inauguration English preinauguration From pre- + inauguration.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Preceding an inauguration, often specifically the inauguration of a United States president
On January 12 I attended one of the preinauguration cabinet meetings.
1974, John S.D. Eisenhower, Strictly Personal, →ISBN, page 153: