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pretermission

pre·ter·mit
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pree-ter-mit]
    • /ˌpri tərˈmɪt/
    • /ˌpriː.tə.ˈmɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pree-ter-mit]
    • /ˌpri tərˈmɪt/

Definitions of pretermission word

  • verb with object pretermission to let pass without notice; disregard. 1
  • verb with object pretermission to leave undone; neglect; omit. 1
  • verb with object pretermission to suspend or interrupt: The government temporarily pretermitted its repayments of foreign aid. 1
See all 3 definitions of pretermission

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Origin of pretermission

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Latin praetermittere to let pass, equivalent to praeter- preter- + mittere to let go, send

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Parts of speech for Pretermission

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pretermission

pretermission popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for pretermission

noun pretermission

  • blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
  • inadvertency — inadvertence.
  • elision — The omission of a sound or syllable when speaking (as in I‘m, let’s, e ' en ).
  • excluding — Not taking someone or something into account; apart from; except.
  • ignoring — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
All 11 Synonyms of pretermission

Antonyms for pretermission

noun pretermission

  • insertion — the act of inserting: the insertion of a coin in a vending machine.
Just one Antonym for pretermission

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