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PREWAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prewar mean? 

PREWAR (adjective)
  The adjective PREWAR has 1 sense:

1. existing or belonging to a time before a warplay

  Familiarity information: PREWAR used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PREWAR (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Existing or belonging to a time before a war

Context example:

prewar levels of industrial production

Antonym:

postwar (belonging to the period after a war)


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