Preter-
1.
a prefix, meaning “beyond,” “more than,” “by,” “past,” occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (preterit), and used in the formation of compound words (preterlegal).
prefix
1.
beyond, more than, or exceeding: preternatural
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noun, Grammar. 1. past (def 12). 2. a preterit tense. 3. a verb form in this tense. adjective 4. Grammar. noting a past action or state. 5. Archaic. bygone; past. noun 1. a tense of verbs used to relate past action, formed in English by inflection of the verb, as jumped, swam 2. a verb […]
- Preterition
noun 1. the act of passing by or over; omission; disregard. 2. Law. the passing over by a testator of an heir otherwise entitled to a portion. 3. Calvinistic Theology. the passing over by God of those not elected to salvation or eternal life. 4. Rhetoric. paralipsis. noun 1. the act of passing over or […]