Pretervection

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

  Pretervection \Pre`ter*vec"tion\, n. [L. praetervectio, fr.
     praetervehere to carry beyond. See {Invection}.]
     The act of carrying past or beyond. [R.] --Abp. Potter.
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