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单词 preclear
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preclearn.

Brit. /ˈpriːˌklɪə/, U.S. /ˈpriˌklɪ(ə)r/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, clear n.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + clear n.
In Scientology: a person who has begun a course of dianetic therapy but is not yet a ‘clear’ (clear adj., adv., and n. Additions).
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1950 L. R. Hubbard Dianetics iii. iii. 176 The terms pre-release and pre-clear are used to designate an individual entered into and undergoing dianetic therapy. The term pre-clear is used most commonly.
1968 Economist 3 Aug. 40/2 In this state he is known as a ‘preclear’.
1987 Sydney Morning Herald 21 Nov. 83/7 They could make ‘real money’, he noted, if each clinic could count on 10 or 15 pre-clears..a week, each paying $500 for 24 hours of auditing.
2001 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 5 Aug. 8 Until they [sc. emotional and physical suffering, bad thoughts and misdeeds] are removed, the Thetan cannot operate and the Scientologist is known as a pre-clear.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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pre-clear v.
Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈklɪə/
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U.S. /ˌpriˈklɪ(ə)r/
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1953 Math. Tables & Other Aids Computation 7 113 ‘Clear’ or ‘Hold’ where ‘Clear’ signifies the desire to preclear the accumulator to zero.
2003 National Post (Canada) 8 Apr. a16/2 U.S. officials say they did not ask Canada to pre-clear ferry passengers.
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