preplayoff 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 playoff English preplayoff From pre- + playoff.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring before or in anticipation of a playoff
The Summer Games bled over from summer to fall this year, and to complete the transition we'll offer a little preplayoff analysis on the upcoming autumn classic, the World Series.
1988 September 30, Ted Cox, “The Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader: