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preter(dictionary)

preter (iou)



preter adjective & noun.L15.
[Latin praeter contr. of praeteritum preterite.]
A. adjective.
Grammar. = PRETERITE adjective 2. Chiefly in preter tense (orig. one word). L15-L18.
Past, gone by in time. L15-E17.
b. noun.
Grammar. The preterite tense. Only in E17.
Past time, the past. Only in 17.