predefection

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ defection

Adjective

predefection (not comparable)

  1. Before defection.
    • 2007 August 29, Jennifer Dunning, “Love Lost and Fame Gained for a Young Nureyev”, in New York Times‎:
      The predefection years have so far been portrayed best in “Rudolf Nureyev: Three Years in the Kirov Theater,” a loving, little-known collection of reminiscences by friends and colleagues published in 1995 in Russia.

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