PRELIBA'TION, noun [from Latin proelibo; proe, before, and libo, to taste.]
1. Foretaste; a tasting beforehand or by anticipation.
The joy that proceeds from a belief of pardon is a prelibation of heavenly bliss.
2. An effusion previous to tasting.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.