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单词 antepast
释义

antepast

[ an-ti-past ]
/ ˈæn tɪˌpæst /
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noun Archaic.

a foretaste; appetizer.

Origin of antepast

1580–90; ante- + Latin pāstus food (originally past participle of pāscere to feed), equivalent to pās- feed + -tus past participle suffix

Words nearby antepast

antenumber, antenuptial, antenuptial marriage contract, anteorbital, antepartum, antepast, antependium, antepenult, antepenultimate, anteporch, anteportico
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Example sentences from the Web for antepast

  • The mildness of the sentence was an antepast of a more enlarged liberty under the new form of government.

    Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson
  • It is but a taste, a foretaste, an antepast of the feast of heaven.

    Henry Martyn Saint and Scholar|George Smith
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