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pre'kël nf 1 (Zool) feeler, antenna 2 (Mus) instrument part pressed by a finger to produce a note: fret, key = tast pre'k|ës II§ adj 1 tactile 2 [Fig] touching (to the sentiments), moving, poignant 3 having a tendency to take things that don't belong to one: sticky-fingered 4 (Geom) (Old) 5 tangent III§ n person who obsessively touches/steals pre'k|je nf ger 1 < prek·, pre'k·et 2 tactile sense: touch 3 contact 4 (Wrestling) fall