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A precursor. One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger.
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A predecessor. One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
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A prediction. The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy.
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A prefix denoting priority (of time, place, or rank); as, precede, to go before; precursor, a forerunner; prefix, to fix or place before; preeminent eminent before or above others. Pre- is sometimes used intensively, as in prepotent, very potent.
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A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as, retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back.
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A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.
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A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate, reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification.
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A prefix signifying before, in front, forth, for, in behalf of, in place of, according to; as, propose, to place before; proceed, to go before or forward; project, to throw forward; prologue, part spoken before (the main piece); propel, prognathous; provide, to look out for; pronoun, a word instead of a noun; proconsul, a person acting in place of a consul; proportion, arrangement according to parts.
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A prefix signifying behind, back, after; as, postcommissure, postdot, postscript.
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A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter- mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural.
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