Preterient

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preterient \Pre*te"ri*ent\, a. [L. praeteriens, p. pr. See
     {Preterit}.]
     Passed through; antecedent; previous; as, preterient states.
     [R.]
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