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pre·per·for·mance | \ ˌprē-pər-ˈfȯr-mən(t)s 
, -pə- \
, -pə- \variants:
or pre-performance
Definition of preperformance
: done or occurring before a performance preperformance anxiety Burge is sequestered backstage at Christie's Park Avenue headquarters, performing his final preperformance ritual.— Alan Deutschman
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The first known use of preperformance was in 1896
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