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preplan

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pre·​plan | \ ˌprē-ˈplan How to pronounce preplan (audio) \
variants: or pre-plan
preplanned or pre-planned; preplanning or pre-planning

Definition of preplan

transitive + intransitive

: to plan in advance preplanned his own funeral preplanning for emergencies

Other Words from preplan

preplanned or pre-planned adjective
a program of preplanned activities a pre-planned industrial community

First Known Use of preplan

1847, in the meaning defined above

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“Preplan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preplan. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.

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