preprofessional
adjective
pre·pro·fes·sion·al
ˌprē-prə-ˈfesh-nəl 
-ˈfe-shə-nᵊl
: of or relating to the period preceding specific study for or practice of a profession
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Related Story How Our Editors Put Their Own Twist on Balletcore Like most one-time preprofessional students, my relationship with ballet, as an adult, is complicated.
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Alice Robb, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
But Syracuse also retains a strong fraternity and preprofessional culture that at times appears to have fostered antipathy to students of color on its central New York campus.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2019
The program features members of the Pre-College Program, a preprofessional classical music training program.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2019
The Magnificent Return Circus Spire, Kinetic Arts Center’s troupe of preprofessional performers, is back with its custom blend of circus, physical theater, aerial excellence, clowning and chaos.
—Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
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Alice Robb, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
But Syracuse also retains a strong fraternity and preprofessional culture that at times appears to have fostered antipathy to students of color on its central New York campus.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Nov. 2019
The program features members of the Pre-College Program, a preprofessional classical music training program.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2019
The Magnificent Return Circus Spire, Kinetic Arts Center’s troupe of preprofessional performers, is back with its custom blend of circus, physical theater, aerial excellence, clowning and chaos.
—Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2018
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“Preprofessional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preprofessional. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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