Where does “prepublic” come from?
prepublic (English) comes from English public, from Middle English publik, from Middle French public, from Latin pūblicus, from Old Latin poplicus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
prepublic (English): Prior to availability to the general public;...
Definitions
- Prior to availability to the general public;...
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