prepublication

/priːˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
adjective
  1. Occurring or done before a book, article, or other work is published.
    • They offered a prepublication discount to early subscribers.
    • The prepublication review praised the novel's originality.
    • The author received a prepublication copy of the magazine.
noun
  1. The period or process before a work is published.
    • During prepublication, the manuscript went through several rounds of editing.
    • He worked on the prepublication of the encyclopedia for two years.
    • The prepublication of the report caused a lot of excitement.
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