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an·tepast
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Antepastnoun
A foretaste; something taken before the proper time.
Etymology: from ante, before, and pastum, to feed.
Were we to expect our bliss only in the satiating our appetites, it might be reasonable, by frequent antepasts, to excite our gust for that profuse perpetual meal. Decay of Piety.
Webster Dictionary
Antepastnoun
a foretaste
Etymology: [Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Antepast
an′te-past, n. (obs.) something to whet the appetite: a foretaste. [L. ante, before, and pastum, pascĕre, to feed.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of antepast in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of antepast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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