Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Past.
- noun The past; past time.
- noun A prefix of Latin origin, meaning ‘beyond,’ ‘over,’ or ‘by’ in space or time, ‘more than’ in quantity or degree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix signifying
past ,by ,beyond ,more than
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- prefix non-productive
beyond
Etymologies
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From Latin praeter
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