SINCE 1828
preproduction
noun
pre·pro·duc·tion
| \ ˌprē-prə-ˈdək-shən
, -prō-\
, -prō-\
variants:
or less commonly pre-production
Definition of preproduction
: the process of planning or designing something (such as a product or film) prior to production
test-driving cars in preproduction visited possible filming sites during preproduction
—often used before another noun a preproduction prototypepreproduction meetings with the director
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