prerelease

ˌpriːrɪˈliːs

Definition

Definition of prerelease - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

development

Rare

preliminary version of work released early

Rare

The software company launched a prerelease for testing.

beta version

skiing

TECH.

accidental release of a skiboot from bindings

TECH.

He experienced a prerelease while skiing on the rough slope.

Adjective

timing

Rare

happening before the official release date

Rare

The prerelease version of the software was tested by developers.

early

preliminary

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Origin of prerelease

English, pre (before) + release (set free)

Examples of prerelease in a sentence

Gamers were excited to try the prerelease of the new game.
The skier's fall was caused by a prerelease.
A sudden prerelease led to his tumble down the hill.
Fans eagerly awaited the prerelease screening of the movie.
The prerelease buzz helped boost the album's sales.

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French:version préliminaire, avant-première, ...
German:Vorabversion, Vorab, ...
Italian:versione preliminare, prerilascio, ...
Spanish:versión preliminar, previa al lanzamiento, ...
Portuguese:pré-lançamento, antes do lançamento, ...
Chinese:预发布版本, 预发布的, ...
Japanese:プレリリース, 事前リリースの, ...
Arabic:إِصْدَار أَوَّلِيّ, تمهيدي, ...
Hebrew:גֵּרְסַת טְרוּם-שַׁחְרוּר, לִפְנֵי הַשִּׁחְרוּר, ...
Russian:предварительная версия, предварительный, ...
Ukrainian:попередня версія, попередній, ...
Hindi:प्रारंभिक संस्करण, रिलीज़ से पहले, ...
Bengali:প্রাক-প্রকাশনা, প্রাক-মুক্তি, ...
Catalan:versió preliminar, prelanzament, ...
Czech:předběžná verze, předběžný, ...
Danish:forudgivelse, forudgivelses, ...
Dutch:prerelease, voortijdige loslating, ...
Greek:προέκδοση, προκυκλοφοριακός, ...
Hungarian:előzetes kiadás, megjelenés előtti, ...
Khmer:កំណែបឋម, មុនថ្ងៃចេញផ្សាយជាផ្លូវការ, ...
Korean:프리릴리즈, 사전 출시의, ...
Persian:نسخه اولیه, قبل از انتشار, ...
Polish:wersja przedpremierowa, przedpremierowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-lançamento, antes do lançamento, ...
Romanian:versiune preliminară, prelansat, ...
Swedish:förhandsversion, förhands, ...
Thai:เวอร์ชันเบื้องต้น, ก่อนเปิดตัว, ...
Turkish:ön sürüm, çıkış öncesi, ...
Vietnamese:phiên bản sơ bộ, trước phát hành, ...

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