preproduction
noun
pre·pro·duc·tion
ˌprē-prə-ˈdək-shən
-prō-
variants
or less commonly pre-production
: the process of planning or designing something (such as a product or film) prior to production
test-driving cars in preproduction
visited possible filming sites during preproduction
—often used before another nouna preproduction prototype
preproduction meetings with the director
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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