pretervection

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noun

The act of carrying past or beyond.

OriginLatin praetervectio →
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Meanings

nounpretervection (uncountable)
  1. nonce wordobsoleteuncountableThe act of carrying past or beyond.

    1697-1698, John Potter, Archaeologia graeca the pretervection of the body by some place

Origin

  1. Latinpraetervectio
  2. Englishpretervection

From Latin praetervectio, from praetervehere (“to carry beyond”).

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APA

pretervection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretervection

MLA

“pretervection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretervection. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretervection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretervection.

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