prae-


  1. variant of pre-.

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How to use prae- in a sentence

  • To Athens must be due the prae-Alexandrian Vulgate, or prevalent text, practically the same as our own.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • Written first in a prae-Phoenician script, it continued to be written in the Greek adaptation of the Phoenician alphabet.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • Princeps ibat Horatius, trium fratrum spolia prae se gerens.

    Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
  • prae-scutum: the first of the four divisions of the notum of the thoracic rings.

  • Maximae divitiae sunt prae doctrina et scientia contemnendae: sed virtus omnibus praestat.

    American Book-Plates | Charles Dexter Allen

British Dictionary definitions for prae-

prae-

prefix
  1. an archaic variant of pre-

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