Dictionary

prewrite 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 write English prewrite From pre- + write.

Meanings

1. A first draft of a script, etc.
   • The result has been that many professional screenwriters have felt obliged to undertake free drafts and prewrites […] 2017, Daniel Bernardi, Julian Hoxter, Off the Page: Screenwriting in the Era of Media Convergence, page 82:
2. A write operation that is buffered instead of being applied directly to the database.

Forms

prewrite en · VERB

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 write English prewrite From pre- + write.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan for the actual writing.
   • Some students, due to anxiety, skip the most important first step, which is to prewrite the thesis, and jump into the middle of the project, which is a fatal error.

Forms

Deriveds

prewriter