ANTEPAST

AN'TEPAST, noun [ante, before, and pastum, fed.]A foretaste; something taken before the proper time.

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antepast. Antepast, n. a foretaste, anticipation, luncheon

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An″te‐past (�), n. [[Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast.]] A foretaste. Antepasts of joy and comforts. Jer. Taylor.