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praeter-

praeter- is the alternative spelling of preter-.

Meaning of preter-

Prefix

preter-

  1. (idiomatic) Beyond.
    • Zurich is the capital of the preter-modern, preter-futurist movement called Dadaism, the home of its organ, of the literary and artistic group of Dadaists.1919 June 8, “Intolerance at Zurich”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2021

Questions about praeter-

What is praeter- the alternative spelling of?
Praeter- is the alternative spelling of preter-.

Words near praeter- in the dictionary

  1. praesternal
  2. praesternum
  3. praesutural
  4. praesystolic
  5. praetaxation
  6. praeter-
  7. praeterist
  8. praeterists
  9. praeteritio
  10. praeterition
  11. praeteritions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: praeter- (page history and authors); preter- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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