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Latin
Etymology
prae- (“before”) + cantō (“I sing”)
Pronunciation
Verb
praecantō (present infinitive praecantāre, perfect active praecantāvī, supine praecantātum); first conjugation
- (pre-Classical) to foretell, prophesy
- (post-Augustan) to enchant, bewitch
Conjugation
References
- “praecanto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- praecanto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.