prepublic
English
Etymology
pre- + public
Adjective
prepublic (not comparable)
- Prior to availability to the general public.
- 1967, Karlyne Alice Anspach, The why of fashion
- They pay sizable sums for tickets to the prepublic showings, which are then applied as credit toward purchases.
- 1967, Karlyne Alice Anspach, The why of fashion
- (business) Before becoming a public company in which anybody can buy shares.