Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preopening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-open-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring before or in anticipation of an opening

Example Sentences

"As for Smith, there is much preopening speculation that Grapes of Wrath will head for Broadway after its Chicago run."

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 opening English preopening From pre- + opening.

Questions

What does preopening mean?: Occurring before or in anticipation of an opening
Where does preopening come from?: 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 opening English preopening From pre- + opening.

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