Webster's Dictionary 1828

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PREMEDITATED

PREMED'ITATED, participle passive Previously considered or meditated.1. Previously contrived, designed or intended; deliberate; willful; as premeditated murder.

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PREMEDITATELY

PREMED'ITATELY, adverb With previous meditation.

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PREMEDITATING

PREMED'ITATING, participle present tense Previously meditating; contriving or intending beforehand.

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PREMEDITATION

PREMEDITA'TION, noun [Latin proemeditatio.]1. The act of meditating beforehand; previous deliberation.A sudden thought may be higher than nature can raise without premeditation2...

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PREMERIT

PREMER'IT, verb transitive [pre and merit.]To merit or deserve beforehand. [Little used.]

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PREMICES

PREM'ICES, noun [Latin primitioe, primus.] First fruits. [Not used.]

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PREMIER

PRE'MIER, adjective [Latin primus, first.] First; chief; principal; as the premier place; premier minister.PRE'MIER, noun The first minister of state; the prime minister.

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PREMIERSHIP

PRE'MIERSHIP, noun The office or dignity of the first minister of state.

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PREMISE

PREMI'SE, verb transitive s as z. [Latin proemissus, proemitto, to send before.]1. To speak or write before, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as some...

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PREMISES

PREM'ISES, noun [Latin proemissa.]1. In logic, the two first propositions of a syllogism, from which the inference or conclusion is drawn; as,All sinners deserve punishment;A B ...

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PREMISS

PREM'ISS, noun Antecedent proposition. [Rarely used.]

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PREMIUM

PRE'MIUM, noun [Latin] Properly, a reward or recompense; a prize to be won by competition; the reward or prize to be adjudged to the best performance or production.1. The recomp...

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PREMONISH

PREMON'ISH, verb transitive [Latin proemoneo; proe and moneo, to warn.]To forewarn; to admonish beforehand.

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PREMONISHED

PREMON'ISHED, participle passive Forewarned.

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PREMONISHING

PREMON'ISHING, participle present tense Admonishing beforehand.

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PREMONISHMENT

PREMON'ISHMENT, noun Previous warning or admonition; previous information.

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PREMONITION

PREMONI'TION, noun Previous warning, notice or information. Christ gave to his disciples premonitions of their sufferings.

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PREMONITORY

PREMON'ITORY, adjective Giving previous warning or notice.

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PREMONSTRANTS

PREMON'STRANTS, noun [Latin proemonstrans.] A religious order of regular canons or monks of Premontre, in the isle of France; instituted by Norbert, in 1120. They are called als...

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PREMONSTRATE

PREMON'STRATE, verb transitive [Latin proemonstro; proe, before, and monstro, to show.] To show beforehand. [Little used.]

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PREMONSTRATION

PREMONSTRA'TION, noun A showing beforehand. [Little used.]

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PREMORSE

PREMORSE, adjective premors'. [Latin proemordeo, proemorsus; proe and mordeo, to gnaw.] Bitten off.PREMORSE roots, in botany, are such as are not tapering, but blunt at the end,...

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PREMOTION

PREMO'TION, noun [pre and motion.] Previous motion or excitement to action.

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PREMUNIRE

PREMUNI'RE, noun [See Proemunire.]1. In law, the offense of introducing foreign authority into England, and the writ which is grounded on the offense.2. The penalty incurred by ...

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PREMUNITION

PREMUNI'TION, noun [Latin proemunitio, from proemunio.]An anticipation of objections.

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PRENOMEN

PRENO'MEN, noun [Latin proenomen.] Among the Romans, a name prefixed to the family name, answering to our christian name; as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.

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PRENOMINATE

PRENOM'INATE, verb transitive [Latin proe and nomino, to name.] To forename.PRENOM'INATE, adjective Forenamed.