prestorm 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 storm English prestorm From pre- + storm.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring or existing before a storm
But some economists and demographers are beginning to wonder whether New Orleans will top out at about half its prestorm population of about 444,000[…].
2007 January 21, Adam Nossiter, “New Orleans of Future May Stay Half Its Old Size”, in New York Times: