prepandemic

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ pandemic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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prepandemic (not comparable)

  1. Before a pandemic.
    Antonym: postpandemic
    • 2016 March 3, “Ultradeformable Archaeosomes for Needle Free Nanovaccination with Leishmania braziliensis Antigens”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Whereas the overall risk benefit in prophylactic vaccination against pandemic and prepandemic lethal viral fevers was declared positive by the WHO, the use of squalene emulsions to adjuvant vaccines against a disease caused by a non lethal protozoan parasite is at least uncertain.
    • 2021 July 29, Ben Casselman, “The U.S. economy grew 1.6 percent in the second quarter, returning to prepandemic size.”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      The growth, fueled by strong consumer spending and robust business investment, brought output, adjusted for inflation, back to its prepandemic level.
    • 2022 April 5, Michal Leibowitz, “‘I Didn’t Feel Like Going, but I’m Glad I Did’: My Motto of the Moment”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN:
      The things that used to make my day in prepandemic times were small and unplanned for — noticing a street sign that prohibited the capture of pigeons or overhearing one stranger scolding another for ordering salad at a barbecue restaurant.

Translations

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Adverb

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prepandemic (not comparable)

  1. Before a pandemic.
    • 2021 July 17, Jacob Bernstein, “Keith McNally Stirs the Pot”, in The New York Times[4]:
      And after he was hospitalized with Covid-19 and lost millions of dollars (pre-pandemic, he said his restaurants did around $70 million a year), those restaurants that remain are once again filling up.
    • 2022 October 7, Emma Goldberg, “The Job Market Has Been Like Musical Chairs. Will the Music Stop?”, in The New York Times[5]:
      In February 2022, she helped plan an event with an employer that recruits heavily from Georgetown, a flashy gathering with free food and branded swag. Prepandemic the presentation would draw over 100 attendees. Last year, only 40 or so students attended.

See also

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From pre- +‎ pandemic.

Adjective

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prepandemic m or n (feminine singular prepandemică, masculine plural prepandemici, feminine and neuter plural prepandemice)

  1. prepandemic

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