antepast

[ an-ti-past ]

/ ˈæn tɪˌpæst /

|

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR antepast ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Archaic.

a foretaste; appetizer.

RELATED WORDS

starter, antipasto, canape, dip, aperitif, munchies, sample, cocktail

Nearby words

antenumber, antenuptial, antenuptial marriage contract, anteorbital, antepartum, antepast, antependium, antepenult, antepenultimate, anteporch, anteportico

Origin of antepast

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples 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