Pretercanine, prē-tėr-ka-nīn′, adj. more than canine.
Preterhuman, prē-tėr-hū′man, adj. more than human.
Preterimperfect, prē-tėr-im-pėr′fekt, adj. implying that an event was happening at a certain past time.
Preterite, pret′ėr-it, adj. gone by: past: noting the past tense.—n. the past tense.—ns. Pret′erist, one who holds the prophecies of the Apocalypse already fulfilled; Pret′eriteness.—adj. Preteri′tial (biol.), once active but now latent.—n. Preteri′tion, the act of passing over: the doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.—adj. Preter′itive, expressing past times. [L. præteritus—præter, beyond, īre, ītum, to go.]
Pretermit, prē-tėr-mit′, v.t. to pass by: to omit: to leave undone:—pr.p. prētermit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. prētermit′ted.—n. Pretermis′sion, the act of passing by: omission. [L. præter, past, mittĕre, to send.]
Preternatural, prē-tėr-nat′ū-ral, adj. beyond what is natural: out of the regular course of things: extraordinary.—n. Preternat′uralism, belief in the preternatural: preternatural existence.—adv. Preternat′urally.—n. Preternat′uralness.
Preternuptial, prē-ter-nup′shal, adj. adulterous.
Preterperfect, prē-tėr-pėr′fekt, adj. denoting the perfect tense.
Preterpluperfect, prē-tėr-plōō′pėr-fekt, adj. denoting the pluperfect tense.
Pretext, prē′tekst, or prē-tekst′, n. an assumed motive or reason put forward to conceal the real one: a pretence. [L. prætextum—prætexĕre—præ, before, texĕre, to weave.]