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precelled

precelled is the simple past and past participle of precel.

Meaning of precel

Verb

precel (third-person singular simple present precels, present participle precelling, simple past and past participle precelled)

  1. (obsolete) To surpass; to excel; to exceed.
    • […]attempted a Princely Graffe, which as farre precels her, which hee hath lighted upon[…]1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC

Questions about precelled

What is precelled the simple past and past participle of?
Precelled is the simple past and past participle of precel.

Words near precelled in the dictionary

  1. precelebrates
  2. precelebrating
  3. precelebration
  4. precelebrations
  5. precell
  6. precelled
  7. precellence
  8. precellency
  9. precellent
  10. precelling
  11. precells

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