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pre-ˈservice, a.
[pre- B. 2.]
Of or relating to a period before a person or thing is ready for service (spec. national service) or use.
1928[see in-service s.v. in prep. 18]. 1944W. Temple Church looks Forward xix. 135 During the war, with the Pre-Service Units of various kinds, still more has to be done. 1948News Chron. 24 Aug. 2/3 Britain's self-supporting Boy Scouts still find it easier to make recruits than do the Treasury-backed pre-Service cadet organisations. 1963F. F. Laidler Gloss. Home Econ. Educ. 56 Preservice training, training given to a person before he/she enters an occupation. 1967M. Chandler Ceramics in Mod. World v. 150 Short-term pre-service protection can be provided by coating such bricks with tar. 1974H. L. Foster Ribbin' iv. 164 A few years ago I participated as a guest lecturer in a preservice education program for teacher aides in a large city. |