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- adjective Prior to an
operation (military, surgical, or other).
Etymologies
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Examples
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These are things like “life in an Eskimo village,” “a preoperation conversation among doctors,” “the Old South,” “the flight of Amelia Earhart,” or “the Old West.”
Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010
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These are things like “life in an Eskimo village,” “a preoperation conversation among doctors,” “the Old South,” “the flight of Amelia Earhart,” or “the Old West.”
Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010
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These are things like “life in an Eskimo village,” “a preoperation conversation among doctors,” “the Old South,” “the flight of Amelia Earhart,” or “the Old West.”
Chuck Klosterman on Media and Culture Chuck Klosterman 2010
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These are things like “life in an Eskimo village,” “a preoperation conversation among doctors,” “the Old South,” “the flight of Amelia Earhart,” or “the Old West.”
FAIL Chuck Klosterman 2009
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These are things like “life in an Eskimo village,” “a preoperation conversation among doctors,” “the Old South,” “the flight of Amelia Earhart,” or “the Old West.”
FAIL Chuck Klosterman 2009
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These are things like “life in an Eskimo village,” “a preoperation conversation among doctors,” “the Old South,” “the flight of Amelia Earhart,” or “the Old West.”
FAIL Chuck Klosterman 2009
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"I'll complete all the preoperation tests while you scrub," she said to him.
Rama Revisited Clarke, Arthur C. 1989
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Is there any way to intercept subdirectory creation in the minifilter driver preoperation (or postoperation) callback routine?
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Currie said no surgeries have been performed, but at least 50 patients were in the preoperation phase.
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Amanda’s production team had put the final touches in place for Babs’s operation, and she was coming into the studio for an interview before she flew to London to begin her preoperation filming.
The Right Fit Sinead Moriarty 2006
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