preterminal (B2)
adjective
Definition
Preterminal means before the end.
Examples
The writer described the response as preterminal.
A preterminal tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became preterminal after the announcement.
How to Use preterminal
- preterminal + noun (collocation)
- Use preterminal before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a preterminal reaction."
- become preterminal (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became preterminal near the end."
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