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pre⋅test

  [n. pree-test; v. pree-test]
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–noun
1. an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
2. a test given to determine if students are sufficiently prepared to begin a new course of study.
3. a test taken for practice.
–verb (used with object)
4. to give a pretest to (a student, product, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
5. to conduct a pretest: to pretest for consumer acceptance.
Origin:
1945–50; pre- + test
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pre·test   (prē'těst')   
n.  

    1. A preliminary test administered to determine a student's baseline knowledge or preparedness for an educational experience or course of study.

    2. A test taken for practice.

  2. The advance testing of something, such as a questionnaire, product, or idea.

tr. & intr.v.   (prē-těst') pre·test·ed, pre·test·ing, pre·tests
To subject to or conduct a pretest.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pre·test
Pronunciation: 'prE-"test
Function: noun
: a preliminary test; especially : a test of theeffectiveness or safety of a product (as a drug) prior to its sale

Main Entry: 2pre·test
Pronunciation: "prE-'test
Function: transitive verb
: to subject to a pretest <pretested drugs>pretest intransitive senses
: to perform a pretest
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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