"prebuttal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-prebuttal.ogg Forms: prebuttals [plural]
Etymology: Blend of preemptive + rebuttal. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|preemptive|rebuttal}} Blend of preemptive + rebuttal Head templates: {{en-noun}} prebuttal (plural prebuttals)
  1. (informal) A preemptive rebuttal. Tags: informal Related terms: prebut, rebut
    Sense id: en-prebuttal-en-noun-wDUioLvG Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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