preseasonadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈpriːˌsiː.zən/us/ˈpriːˌsiː.zən/in sports, happening before the main period of competition:
a preseason match
Manchester United and Arsenal were the preseason favourites.
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- double-header
- elimination tournament
- European night
- exhibition match
- friendly
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- meeting
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- winning post
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preseasonnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈpriːˌsiː.zən/us/ˈpriːˌsiː.zən/in sports, a short period of competition before the main period:
Barkley suffered a strained thigh muscle late in the preseason.
David Beckham had a great preseason.
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Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- double-header
- elimination tournament
- European night
- exhibition match
- friendly
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- meeting
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- winning post
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