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antepast

antepast noun: a foretaste.

Noun

antepast (plural antepasts)

  1. (obsolete) A foretaste.
    • antepasts of joy and comforts1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery
    • this antepast of heaven1782, John Wesley, Hymn to the Holy Ghost

Forms of antepast

pluralantepasts

Origin of antepast

From ante- + Latin pastus (“pasture, food”). Compare repast and Italian antipasto.

Questions about antepast

What does antepast mean?
Antepast means a foretaste.
What part of speech is antepast?
Antepast is a noun.
What is the plural of antepast?
The plural of antepast is antepasts.

Words near antepast in the dictionary

  1. antepagmentum
  2. antepalatal
  3. antepartal
  4. antepartum
  5. antepaschal
  6. antepast
  7. antepasts
  8. antepectoral
  9. antependia
  10. antependium
  11. antependiums

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