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praecellens [praecellentis (gen.), praecellentior -or -us, praecellentissimus -a -u] adjective

surpassing, excellent, distinguishedadjective

praecellentia [praecellentiae] (1st) F
noun

excellence [excellences]noun
[UK: ˈek.sə.ləns] [US: ˈek.sə.ləns]

preeminencenoun
[UK: pri.ˈe.mə.nəns] [US: pri.ˈe.mə.nəns]

praecello [praecellere, -, -] (3rd)
verb

excel [excelled, excelling, excels]verb
[UK: ɪk.ˈsel] [US: ɪk.ˈsel]

surpass [surpassed, surpassing, surpasses]verb
[UK: sə.ˈpɑːs] [US: sər.ˈpæs]

praecelsus [praecelsa, praecelsum] adjective

exceptionally high or talladjective

praecento [praecentare, praecentavi, praecentatus] (1st) INTRANS
verb

sing consolation forverb

praecentio [praecentionis] (3rd) F
noun

prelude [preludes]noun
[UK: ˈpre.ljuːd] [US: ˈpreɪ.ˌluːd]

praecino [praecinere, praecinui, praecentus] (3rd)
verb

predict [predicted, predicting, predicts]verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈdɪkt] [US: prə.ˈdɪkt]

praecipio [praecipere, praecepi, praeceptus] (3rd)
verb

anticipate [anticipated, anticipating, anticipates]verb
[UK: æn.ˈtɪ.sɪ.peɪt] [US: æn.ˈtɪ.sə.ˌpet]

order [ordered, ordering, orders]verb
[UK: ˈɔː.də(r)] [US: ˈɔːr.dər]

take or receive in advanceverb

teach, instructverb

warn [warned, warning, warns]verb
[UK: wɔːn] [US: ˈwɔːrn]

praeceps [praecipitis] (3rd) N
noun

edge of abyssnoun

great dangernoun

praeceps [(gen.), praecipitis] adjective

head first, headlongadjective

steep, precipitousadjective

praeceps adverb

headlongadverb
[UK: ˈhed.lɒŋ] [US: ˈhed.ˌlɒŋ]

into dangeradverb

praeceps, arduus, praeruptus adjective
{m}

steep [steeper, steepest](near-vertical)
adjective
[UK: stiːp] [US: ˈstiːp]

praeceptum [praecepti] (2nd) N
noun

order, commandnoun

teaching, lesson, preceptnoun

praeceptio [praeceptionis] (3rd) F
noun

instruction [instructions]noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩] [US: ˌɪn.ˈstrək.ʃn̩]

practical rulenoun

preception, receiving legacy earlynoun

preconception [preconceptions]noun
[UK: ˌpriːk.ən.ˈsep.ʃn̩] [US: prik.ən.ˈsep.ʃn̩]

praeceptor [praeceptoris] (3rd) M
noun

teacher, instructornoun

praecerpo [praecerpere, praecerpsi, praecerptus] (3rd)
verb

gather before it's timeverb

pluck before timeverb

pluck or cut offverb

praecidentius adverb

cautiouslyadverb
[UK: ˈkɔː.ʃə.sli] [US: ˈkɒ.ʃə.sli]

praecido [praecidere, praecidi, praecisus] (3rd)
verb

cut back, cut shortverb

cut off in frontverb

praecingo [praecingere, praecinxi, praecinctus] (3rd)
verb

gird, surround, encircleverb

praecipito [praecipitare, praecipitavi, praecipitatus] (1st)
verb

throw headlong, cast downverb

praecipuus [praecipua, praecipuum] adjective

particular, especialadjective

praecipue adverb

chieflyadverb
[UK: ˈtʃiː.fli] [US: ˈtʃiː.fli]

especiallyadverb
[UK: ɪ.ˈspe.ʃə.li] [US: ə.ˈspeʃ.l̩i]

praecisus [praecisa, praecisum] adjective

abrupt, precipitousadjective

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