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pretervection

pretervection noun: the act of carrying past or beyond.

Noun

pretervection (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) The act of carrying past or beyond.
    • the pretervection of the body by some place1697-1698, John Potter, Archaeologia graeca

Origin of pretervection

From Latin praetervectio, from praetervehere (“to carry beyond”).

Questions about pretervection

What does pretervection mean?
Pretervection means the act of carrying past or beyond.
What part of speech is pretervection?
Pretervection is a noun.

Words near pretervection in the dictionary

  1. preterrational
  2. preterrestrial
  3. preterritorial
  4. pretersensual
  5. pretertiary
  6. pretervection
  7. Pretes
  8. pretest
  9. pretested
  10. pretester
  11. pretesters

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