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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A course displayed but not partaken of, in anticipation of supper.

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  • The whole, therefore, called the _ante-supper_, was suddenly removed, and another supper quite hot, and forming the exact duplicate of the former, was served in its place.

    The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter 20-66 Petronius Arbiter

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