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PRELECT', v.t. [L. proelectus, proelego; proe, before, and lego, to read.] To re...
PRELEC'TION, n. [L. proelectio.] A lecture or discourse read in public or to a s...
PRELEC'TOR, n. A reader of discourses; a lecturer.
PRELIBA'TION, n. [from L. proelibo; proe, before, and libo, to taste.] 1. Foreta...
PRELIM'INARY, a. [L. proe, before, and limen, threshhold or limit.] Introductory...
PRE'LUDE, n. [Low L. proeludium, from proeludo; proe, before, and ludo, to play....
PRELU'DED, pp. Preceded by an introductory performance; preceded.
PRE'LUDER, n. One that plays a prelude, or introduces by a previous irregular pi...
PRELU'DING, ppr. Playing an introductory air; preceding. PRELU'DI0US , a. Previo...
PRELU'DIUM, n. [Low L.] A prelude.
PRELU'SIVE, a. Previous; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind ...
PRELU'SORY, a. Previous; introductory; prelusive.
PREMATU'RE, a. [L. proematurus; proe, before, and maturus, ripe.] 1. Ripe before...
PREMATU'RELY, adv. Too soon; too early; before the proper time; as fruits premat...
PREMATU'RENESS PREMATU'RITY, n. Ripeness before the natural or proper time. 1. T...
PREMED'ITATE, v.t. [L. proemeditor; proe, before, and meditor, to mediate.] To t...