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antefact

antefact noun: something done before another act.

Noun

antefact (plural antefacts)

  1. (obsolete) Something done before another act.
    • Confession was of antefacts1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Forms of antefact

pluralantefacts

Origin of antefact

From ante- + fact.

Questions about antefact

What does antefact mean?
Antefact means something done before another act.
What part of speech is antefact?
Antefact is a noun.
What is the plural of antefact?
The plural of antefact is antefacts.

Words near antefact in the dictionary

  1. antediluvians
  2. antedonid
  3. antedonids
  4. antedrug
  5. anteed
  6. antefact
  7. antefacts
  8. antefebrile
  9. antefix
  10. antefixa
  11. antefixae

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