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contend , con·tend / kənˈtend/ • v. 1. [intr.] (contend with/against) struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger): she had to contend with his uncertain temp… prescriptive , pre·scrip·tive / priˈskriptiv/ • adj. 1. of or relating to the imposition or enforcement of a rule or method: these guidelines are not intended to be… distend , dis·tend / disˈtend/ • v. [tr.] cause (something) to swell by stretching it from inside: air is introduced into the stomach to distend it | [as adj.]… Pre-raphaelites , Pre-Raphaelites
Pre-Raphaelites (prē´-răf´ēəlīts´), brotherhood of English painters and poets formed in 1848 in protest against what they saw as the… premiss , pre- (e.g. in predicate, preface, premiss, preposition, presage, presence), pref. repr. F. pré- or its source L. præ-, later prē-, i.e. the adv.-prep… premature , pre·ma·ture / ˌprēməˈchoŏr; -ˈt(y)oŏr/ • adj. occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early: the sun can cause premature aging| it wou…
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