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preregistration 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 registration English preregistration From pre- + registration.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Before registration.
    • a preregistration check
  2. (as noun adjunct, not-comparable, qualifier:In attributive position) Pertaining to preregistration (of scientific trials or other experiments).

Relateds

preregister

preregistration 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 registration English preregistration From pre- + registration.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An early registration, before the normal or traditional time, as with early online check-in at hotels.
    • There is no charge for participation but pre-registration is necessary since space is limited. 1980 December 13, “Develop Your Career”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 2:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Registration (of a study design) before a clinical trial (or any other type of scientific experiment) begins, for methodologic and thus epistemologic rigor.

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