Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Preparatory to the practice of a profession or to its specialized field of study.
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- adjective Prior to starting a
profession . - noun One who is working towards becoming a
professional .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Hubbard Street's "preprofessional" troupe -- who take daily classes and every opportunity they can to perform -- presents several original works.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Enrolled in a very competitive preprofessional program, Shari studied hard despite some initial floundering with all the new free time .
The iConnected Parent Barbara K. Hofer 2010
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The veteran population, however, nearly disappeared because of costs and the sense among many vets that they needed preprofessional training more than a liberal arts degree.
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And those who have such debt are going to be more likely to see college (because they might feel that they have to see college) as preprofessional, as preparation for careers remunerative enough to pay off their loans (or, say, support a sick uncle, or a dependent sister, or so on).
are you getting enough SLOIP? : Stephen Burt : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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Occasionally Epictetus offers preprofessional advice to pupils who intend to pursue a teaching career of their own.
Epictetus Graver, Margaret 2008
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But the old, archaic, preprofessional system was not immediately replaced by a thoroughly modern one, despite the founding of a police force here and there.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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But the old, archaic, preprofessional system was not immediately replaced by a thoroughly modern one, despite the founding of a police force here and there.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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But the old, archaic, preprofessional system was not immediately replaced by a thoroughly modern one, despite the founding of a police force here and there.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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They provide opportunities only for preprofessional recruits, and for women, who continue not to show interest comparable to men's.
09/22/2002 - 09/29/2002 Jacob T. Levy 2002
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I'm fine with that, of course; a debate team has a much closer link to collegiate purposes than does a preprofessional football team.
09/22/2002 - 09/29/2002 Jacob T. Levy 2002
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