Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Precordial

Pre‐cor″di‐al (?), a. [Pref. pre- + L. cor, cordis, heart: cf. F. précordial.] (Anat.) Situated in front of the heart; of or pertaining to the præcordia.

7265

Precrural

Pre‐cru″ral (?), a.(Anat.) Situated in front of the leg or thigh; as, the precrural glands of the horse.

7266

Precurrer

Pre‐cur″rer (?), n. A precursor. Shak.

7267

Precurse

Pre‐curse″ (?), n. [L. praecursus.] A forerunning. Shak.

7268

Precursive

Pre‐cur″sive (?), a. Preceding; introductory; precursory. “A deep precursive sound.” Coleridge.

7269

Precursor

Pre‐cur″sor (?), n. [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to run before; prae before + currere to run. See Course.] One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approa...

7270

Precursorship

Pre‐cur″sor‐ship, n. The position or condition of a precursor. Ruskin.

7271

Precursory

Pre‐cur″so‐ry (?), a. [L. praecursorius.] Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever.

7272

Precursory (2)

Pre‐cur″so‐ry, n. An introduction.

7273

Predacean

Pre‐da″cean (?), n. [L. praeda prey.] (Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal. Kirby.

7274

Predaceous

Pre‐da″ceous (?), a. [L. praeda prey. See Prey.] Living by prey; predatory. Derham.

7275

Predal

Pre″dal (?), a. [L. praeda prey.] Of or pertaining to prey; plundering; predatory. Boyse.

7276

Predate

Pre‐date″ (?), v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.

7277

Predation

Pre‐da″tion (?), n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.] The act of pillaging. E. Hall.

7278

Predatorily

Pred″a‐to‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a predatory manner.

7279

Predatory

Pred″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.] 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a preda...

7280

Prede

Prede (?), v. i. [L. praedari. See Prey.] To prey; to plunder. Holinshed.

7281

Prede (2)

Prede, n. Prey; plunder; booty. Holinshed.

7282

Predecay

Pre″de‐cay′ (?), n. Premature decay.

7283

Predecease

Pre′de‐cease (?), v. t. To die sooner than. “If children predecease progenitors.” Shak.

7284

Predecease (2)

Pre″de‐cease′ (?), n. The death of one person or thing before another. Brougham.

7285

Predecessive

Pred′e‐ces″sive (?), a. Going before; preceding. “Our predecessive students.” Massinger.

7286

Predecessor

Pred′e‐ces″sor (?; 277), n. [L. praedecessor; prae before + decessor one who withdraws from the province he has governed, a retiring officer (with reference to his successor), a...

7287

Predeclare

Pre′de‐clare″ (?), v. t. To declare or announce beforehand; to preannounce. Milman.

7288

Prededication

Pre‐ded′i‐ca″tion (?), n. A dedication made previously or beforehand.

7289

Predefine

Pre′de‐fine (?), v. t. To define beforehand.

7290

Predeliberation

Pre′de‐lib′er‐a″tion, n. Previous deliberation.