Definitions
Etymologies
- Latin praeterlapsus, past participle of praeterlabi to glide by. See preter- and lapse. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It is related (but Allah is all-knowing of His secrets and all - kenning in whatso hath passed and preceded and preterlapsed of the annals of folk), [FN#91] that the Caliph (by whom I mean Harun al-Rashid) was sitting on the throne of his kingdom one chance day of the days which happened to be the fête of 'Arafát. [”
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Gone, But Not Forgotten...Yet
Ay, ay, the best terms will grow obsolete: damns have had their day. -- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)
Obsolete, rare, and obscure words culled from my Wordie/Wordnik Curio Cabi...rouzie-bouzie, knuckylbonyard, ferrups, defease, malahane, accinge, venundate, pinguidity, preterlapsed, wlatsome, emuscation, atbraid and 427 more...
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rememberers
prolix, ageusia, animadversion, anodyne, antic, arabesque, beadle, brachymetropia, colophon, desquamation, diaphoresis, diegesis and 3251 more...
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reesetee (Rare) Past, bygone; ended, over with. Jan 23, 2008