Premorse Definition

prĭ-môrs
adjective
Ending abruptly and unevenly, as if bitten off.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Premorse

  • Latin praemorsus past participle of praemordēre to bite off in front prae- pre- mordēre to bite mer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin praemorsus, past participle of praemordere to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite.

    From Wiktionary

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