pre-codeadj.

Brit.

/priːˈkəʊd/, U.S.

/ˌpriˈkoʊd/

Forms: in sense 2 usually with capital initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, code n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + code n.

1. Preceding the introduction of a (specific) code, esp. a legal code.

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1909 North Western Reporter 119 842 It [sc. the pleading] must be viewed by the pre-Code practice, requiring it to stand the test of every reasonable intendment and presumption against it.

1933 Washington Post 16 Dec. 16/8 The high code prices foster racketeering because the low profits of the precode era made protection collections difficult.

1965 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 9 June 6/2 One constitutes a page covering the Uniform Commercial Code terminology. Another shows the type of collateral under the code and under pre-code law.

1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 294 Even if you are working out of an old, pre-code building, why not consider putting in a handicapped ramp even before you're required to by law?

2. Designating or relating to the era before the active enforcement of the U.S. Motion Picture Production Code in 1934 (the Hays Code); spec. of or relating to certain films of the early 1930s regarded as having promoted a dubious morality.The U.S. Motion Picture Production Code was developed by William H. Hays, who headed the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association (later the Motion Picture Association of America), to attempt to combat the perceived immorality of Hollywood films. Hays's office produced the Production Code, which stipulated morally appropriate behaviour for films, in 1930, but it had no means of enforcement and films were made which deliberately violated it. In 1934 an amended version appeared, strengthening the restrictions, and requiring all films to receive a certificate of approval before being released.

ΚΠ

1953 Los Angeles Times 1 Aug. 10/3 Some of it is too blue in its implications... This seems almost like getting back to pre-Code days.

1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Aug. l1 Many of the talkies of the pre-Code years seem peculiarly appealing now, perhaps because contemporary movies find it so difficult to recapture that worldly assurance despite the absence of strict restraints.

2001 M. LaSalle (title) Complicated women: sex and power in pre-Code Hollywood.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-code
释义	pre-codeadj. Brit. /priːˈkəʊd/, U.S. /ˌpriˈkoʊd/ Forms: in sense 2 usually with capital initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, code n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + code n. 1. Preceding the introduction of a (specific) code, esp. a legal code. ΚΠ 1909 North Western Reporter 119 842 It [sc. the pleading] must be viewed by the pre-Code practice, requiring it to stand the test of every reasonable intendment and presumption against it. 1933 Washington Post 16 Dec. 16/8 The high code prices foster racketeering because the low profits of the precode era made protection collections difficult. 1965 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 9 June 6/2 One constitutes a page covering the Uniform Commercial Code terminology. Another shows the type of collateral under the code and under pre-code law. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 294 Even if you are working out of an old, pre-code building, why not consider putting in a handicapped ramp even before you're required to by law? 2. Designating or relating to the era before the active enforcement of the U.S. Motion Picture Production Code in 1934 (the Hays Code); spec. of or relating to certain films of the early 1930s regarded as having promoted a dubious morality.The U.S. Motion Picture Production Code was developed by William H. Hays, who headed the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association (later the Motion Picture Association of America), to attempt to combat the perceived immorality of Hollywood films. Hays's office produced the Production Code, which stipulated morally appropriate behaviour for films, in 1930, but it had no means of enforcement and films were made which deliberately violated it. In 1934 an amended version appeared, strengthening the restrictions, and requiring all films to receive a certificate of approval before being released. ΚΠ 1953 Los Angeles Times 1 Aug. 10/3 Some of it is too blue in its implications... This seems almost like getting back to pre-Code days. 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Aug. l1 Many of the talkies of the pre-Code years seem peculiarly appealing now, perhaps because contemporary movies find it so difficult to recapture that worldly assurance despite the absence of strict restraints. 2001 M. LaSalle (title) Complicated women: sex and power in pre-Code Hollywood. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909
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