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preview

[ pree-vyoo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an earlier or previous view.
an advance showing of a motion picture, play, etc., before its public opening.
an advance showing of brief scenes in a motion picture, television show, etc., for purposes of advertisement.
anything that gives an advance idea or impression of something to come.

preview

/ ˈpriːvjuː /

an advance or preliminary view or sight
an advance showing before public presentation of a film, art exhibition, etc, usually before an invited audience of celebrities and journalists
a public performance of a play before the official first night

Origin of preview¹

First recorded in 1600–10; 1920–25 preview fordef 2; pre- + view

One, from a short preview of her rehearsal performance, is that Williams certainly boasts the vocal chops to do the part justice.

As a preview, Sony unveiled “Almost Like the Blues,” which went viral on YouTube.

When filming finally ended and I eventually saw an early preview of the film, it was stranger still.

Like so many others in the nerd world, I fell in love with Cards Against Humanity through its Kickstarter preview in 2011.

And then Michael came to our third preview and I thought, ‘I’m a terrible person!

He looked like a man who had lately had a preview of Hell's inverted pleasures.

She recalled all that now as she sat in the little theatre waiting for the preview of her picture to begin.

Because of such a plan the matters of review and preview take on vital significance.

His nightmares ran twice: once just before bed, in clairvoyant preview, and again in the depths of REM sleep.

Important as is the review, the preview or assignment is equally vital.

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