prerenovation 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 renovation English prerenovation From pre- + renovation.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring or existing before a renovation
She called the sound fat, rich and buttery, and unfamiliar from prerenovation days.
2009 January 29, Daniel J. Wakin, “Musicians Hear Heaven in Tully Hall’s New Sound”, in New York Times: