antepast
antepast · antepasts
A foretasteA foretaste.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A foretaste.
1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery antepasts of joy and comforts
Origin
From ante- + Latin pastus (“pasture, food”). Compare repast and Italian antipasto.From ante- + Latin pastus (“pasture, food”). Compare repast and Italian antipasto.
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