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Etymology

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pre- +‎ celebrate

Verb

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precelebrate (third-person singular simple present precelebrates, present participle precelebrating, simple past and past participle precelebrated)

  1. (transitive) To celebrate in advance.
    • 2019, Marcus P. Chu, Politics of Mega-Events in China's Hong Kong and Macao, page 137:
      The Chinese executive also appreciated Ho and his administration to use the 2005 EAG to precelebrate the Beijing 2008 Olympics.