preview
English
/ˈpɹiːvjʉː/
noun
Definitions
- An experience of something in advance.
- (colloquial) An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
- Something seen in advance.
- (computing) a facility for seeing and checking a document, or changes to it, before saving and/or printing it.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French preveu.
Origin
Old French
preveu
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- postpreview English
- previewable English
- previewer English
- praevidēre Latin
- prever Spanish, Castilian
- preveu Old French