- (n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.
- (n.) The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation or to denote the result, of the action of the verb; as, to strike one dumb.
- (n.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event being dated before the actual time.
- (n.) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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