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prerelease

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pre⋅re⋅lease

[pree-ri-lees]
–noun
1. something released beforehand, as a movie shown before its scheduled premiere.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to a period prior to an official release: prerelease photos of a new car; convicts housed in a prerelease center.

Origin:
1925–30; pre- + release
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pre·re·lease   (prē'rĭ-lēs')   
n.  Something released before an official or scheduled date.
adj.  Of or relating to an interval preceding an official or scheduled release: a prerelease demonstration of a product; a prison prerelease program.
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