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Meaning of pre-Code | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968.

not-comparable

Examples

“The Sign of the Cross, in certain senses the ultimate pre-Code movie, can still have a queasying ^([sic]) effect on viewers with its arena brutality, and its effect on 1933 audiences was that much stronger”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pre-Columbian pre-combustion pre-cooked pre-COVID pre-cruise pre-dead