pretournament 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 tournament English pretournament From pre- + tournament.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring before, or in preparation for, a tournament
"I think there's a lot of things I can learn from him," said Kim, who already has modeled his pretournament routine after Woods's.
2009 January 8, Larry Dorman, “With Woods Absent, Youthful Newcomers Prepare to Challenge”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-tournament | alternative | lexicographic |