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pre-Saxon
pre-Saxon adj.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)priːˈsaksn/
, /(ˌ)priːˈsaksn/U.S. /ˌpriˈsæks(ə)n/
/ˌpriˈsæks(ə)n/ΘΚΠ
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pre-Saxon1869
1869 Appletons' Jrnl. 16 Oct. 279/1 A large proportion of them [sc. Normans] were Bretons, of the very same Cymric race with the pre-Saxon inhabitants of England.
1999 Oxoniensia 63 25 There were two important trackways which passed through the estate, both of which were pre-Saxon roads.
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