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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Antepastnoun

    a foretaste

  2. Etymology: [Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Antepast

    an′te-past, n. (obs.) something to whet the appetite: a foretaste. [L. ante, before, and pastum, pascĕre, to feed.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of antepast in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of antepast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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