Premorse, prē-mors′, adj. ending abruptly, as if bitten off. [L. præmordēre, præmorsum, to bite in front.]

Premosaic, prē-mō-zā′ik, adj. before the time of Moses.

Premotion, prē-mō′shun, n. previous motion.

Prenasal, prē-nā′sal, adj. in front of the nasal passages.

Prenatal, prē-nā′tal, adj. previous to birth.

Prenominate, prē-nom′in-āt, p.adj. (Shak.) forenamed.

Prenotion, prē-nō′shun, n. preconception.

Prentice, pren′tis, n. Short for apprentice.

Preoccipital, prē-ok-sip′i-tal, adj. situated before the occipital region or lobe.

Preoccupy, prē-ok′ū-pī, v.t. to occupy or take possession of beforehand: to fill beforehand or with prejudices.—ns. Prēoc′cupancy, the act or the right of occupying beforehand; Prēoc′cupant, a prior occupant.—v.t. Prēoc′cupāte (Bacon), to occupy before others.—n. Prēoccupā′tion.—adj. Prēoc′cupied, already occupied: lost in thought, abstracted.