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Latin
Etymology
From prae- + mordeō (“bite”).
Pronunciation
Verb
praemordeō (present infinitive praemordēre, perfect active praemorsī, supine praemorsum); second conjugation
- to bite in front or at the end of something
Conjugation
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References
- “praemordeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praemordeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praemordeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.