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preterient

preterient adjective: passed through; antecedent; previous.

Adjective

preterient (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Passed through; antecedent; previous.
    • preterient states
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:preterient.

Origin of preterient

From Latin praeteriens, present participle of praetereō. See preterite.

Questions about preterient

What does preterient mean?
Preterient means passed through; antecedent; previous.
What part of speech is preterient?
Preterient is an adjective.

Words near preterient in the dictionary

  1. pretergenerations
  2. pretergite
  3. pretergites
  4. pretergression
  5. preterhuman
  6. preterient
  7. preterimperfect
  8. preterimperfects
  9. preterintentional
  10. preterintentionality
  11. preterintentionally

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