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preshow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
preshow
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To show in advance.

Transitive verb

noun

A lesser show that occurs before the main entertainment.

noun

A part of a routine that happens before the actual show, unknown to the audience.

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- Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Old English scēawian Middle English schewen English show English preshow From pre- + show.

Usage

Inflected Forms

preshows (present, singular) preshowing (participle, present) preshowed (past) preshown (participle, past) preshows (plural)

Questions

What does preshow mean?
To show in advance.
Where does preshow 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- Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Old English scēawian Middle English schewen English show English preshow From pre- + show.

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