"preprimary" meaning in English

See preprimary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pre- + primary. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|primary}} pre- + primary Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preprimary (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to, or taking place in the time before a primary election. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-preprimary-en-adj-rmSMTdu1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 32 39 30
  2. Before primary education. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-preprimary-en-adj-9035A-d2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 48 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 32 39 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 48 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 49 26

Noun

Forms: preprimaries [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + primary. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|primary}} pre- + primary Head templates: {{en-noun}} preprimary (plural preprimaries)
  1. An election that takes place before a primary election.
    Sense id: en-preprimary-en-noun-rdm00-JY Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 32 39 30

Inflected forms

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