单词 | prepense |
释义 | prepense[ pri-pens ] / prɪˈpɛns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prepense ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveplanned or intended in advance; premeditated. Origin of prepense1695–1705; pre- + -pense<Latin pēnsus, past participle of pendere to weigh, consider; see pensive Words nearby prepenseprepared piano, preparental, prepatellar bursitis, prepatent period, prepay, prepense, prepollex, preponderance, preponderant, preponderate, prepone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prepense
British Dictionary definitions for prepenseprepense / (prɪˈpɛns) / adjective(postpositive) (usually in legal contexts) arranged in advance; premeditated (esp in the phrase malice prepense) Word Origin for prepenseC18: from Anglo-Norman purpensé, from Old French purpenser to consider in advance, from penser to think, from Latin pēnsāre to weigh, consider Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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