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1913
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Pretervection
Preˊter-vec′tion
,
Noun.
[L.
praetervectio
, fr.
praetervehere
to carry beyond. See
Invection
.]
The act of carrying past or beyond.
[R.]
Abp. Potter.
Definition
2024
pretervection
pretervection
English
Noun
pretervection
(
uncountable
)
(
obsolete
,
nonce word
)
The act of
carrying
past
or
beyond
.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Archbishop John Potter to this entry?)
Etymology
Latin
praetervectio
, from
praetervehere
(
“
to carry beyond
”
)
.
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