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pre'| stem for pdef, part, imper, adm, opt < pret [1] ·, pri't·et cut pre [1] nf 1 prey 2 [Fig] easy prey 3 something stolen or taken by force: plunder, loot, booty 4 person captured and killed: victim; person captured: prisoner of war precede'ncë nf [Book] precedence, priority