preseason

== English == === Etymology === From pre- + season. === Noun === preseason (plural preseasons) (sports) The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared ==== Usage notes ==== Also used attributively as an adjective. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === preseason (third-person singular simple present preseasons, present participle preseasoning, simple past and past participle preseasoned) (transitive) To season in advance. === Anagrams === open-arses