preperformance

English

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 performance

English preperformance

From pre- + performance.

Adjective

preperformance (not comparable)

1. Done or made before or in preparation for a performance.
   • 2007 September 27, Alastair Macaulay, “Striking the Pose: Rock Show as Movement”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     Next, add core ingredients: elements of live and preperformance video.

Noun

preperformance (countable and uncountable, plural preperformances)

1. prior performance
   • 1981, Sidney William Bijou, Roberto Ruíz, Behavior modification: contributions to education, page 222:

     Three youths were then taught to engage in these behaviors, which included statements of cooperation and reform. Policemen then evaluated preperformances and postperformances of the youths in simulated interactions with a policeman.