Preball

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before a ball (social event with dancing). not-comparable

    "As Alice prepared with her family for the preball dinner, an intimate affair for thirty of Gertrude's closest young friends, she had good reason to worry."

Example

More examples

"As Alice prepared with her family for the preball dinner, an intimate affair for thirty of Gertrude's closest young friends, she had good reason to worry."

Etymology

From pre- + ball.

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