prepromise en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + promise.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Before a promise is made.
Nevertheless, these texts are found in the prepromise layers of the Jacob and Joseph materials, and they anticipate elements in the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
1996, David McLain Carr, Reading the Fractures of Genesis, page 226:[…] including only panel data for prepromise years, and assign a synthetic treatment to years in which the policy was not present.
2020, Laura W. Perna, Edward J. Smith, Improving Research-Based Knowledge of College Promise Programs, page 160: