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pre·ser·vice | \ ˌprē-ˈsər-vəs 
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\variants:
or pre-service
Definition of preservice
: of, relating to, or taking place during a period of time preceding active civil or military service
preservice teachers A wiser path of reform is pre-service and in-service training that would equip federal workers with skills for the jobs they actually do.— John J. DiIulio Jr.
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The first known use of preservice was in 1918
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