prae-mortem
prae-mortem is the rare spelling of premortem.
Meaning of premortem
Adjective
premortem (not comparable)
- Before death.
- Reappearing, tape-measure in hand, he went into the bedroom and took slow and accurate measurements, whistling delightedly to find that his pre-mortem theoretical calculations and post-mortem practical measurements hardly varied.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 126
- Synonyms:
- antemortem, anthumous, predeath, prehumous
- Antonyms:
- posthumous, post mortem
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