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preter-

Also praeter‑.

More than.

Latin praeter, past, beyond.

The only common words in which this appears are preternatural, beyond what is normal or natural, and preterite (US also preterit) (Latin ire, go), a grammatical term expressing a past action or state. Other examples include preterhuman, beyond what is human, and preterition, the action of passing over or disregarding a matter, especially the rhetorical technique of making summary mention of something by professing to omit it. The spelling praeter‑ is now archaic.

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