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Pretervection
n.
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The act of carrying past or beyond.
Pretex
v. t.
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To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely.
Pretext
n.
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Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; disguise.
Pretexture
n.
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A pretext.
Pretibial
a.
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Situated in front of the tibia.
Pretor
n.
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A civil officer or magistrate among the ancient Romans.
Pretor
n.
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Hence, a mayor or magistrate.
Pretorial
a.
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Pretorian.
Pretorian
a.
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Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority.
Pretorian
n.
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A soldier of the pretorian guard.
Pretorium
n.
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The general's tent in a Roman camp; hence, a council of war, because held in the general's tent.
Pretorium
n.
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The official residence of a governor of a province; hence, a place; a splendid country seat.
Pretorship
n.
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The office or dignity of a pretor.
Pretorture
v. t.
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To torture beforehand.
Prettily
adv.
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In a pretty manner.
Prettiness
n.
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The quality or state of being pretty; -- used sometimes in a disparaging sense.
Pretty
superl.
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Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a pretty face; a pretty flower; a pretty poem.
Pretty
superl.
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Moderately large; considerable; as, he had saved a pretty fortune.
Pretty
superl.
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Affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense.
Pretty
superl.
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Mean; despicable; contemptible; -- used ironically; as, a pretty trick; a pretty fellow.
Pretty
superl.
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Stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant.
Pretty
adv.
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In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; -- less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact; pretty cold weather.
Prettyish
a.
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Somewhat pretty.
Prettyism
n.
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Affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc.
Pretty-spoken
a.
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Spoken or speaking prettily.
Pretypified
imp. & p. p.
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of Pretypify
Pretypifying
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Pretypify
Pretypify
v. t.
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To prefigure; to exhibit previously in a type.
Pretzel
n.
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A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted ring, salted on the outside.
Prevailed
imp. & p. p.
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of Prevail