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adj
Prior to the beginning of a race
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: chiefly yachting
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noun
The countdown immediately before the start of a race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: yachting
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History
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 start English prestart From pre- + start.
