prae-
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Preposterous, adjective: from the Latin prae-, meaning “before,” and posterus, or “coming after.”
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
The fact is, moreover, that, throughout the controversy, the two divisions of Epistles are commonly designated the "prae-" and "post-Eusebian," making him the turning-point of the controversy.
From A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays by Cassels, Walter Richard
To Athens must be due the prae- Alexandrian Vulgate, or prevalent text, practically the same as our own.
From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew
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