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avant la lettre

Avant la lettre means before a concept was invented or before a term was coined. (adjective)

An example of avant la lettre is a philosopher explaining the concept of gravity before it was a widely accepted scientific principle.

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See avant la lettre in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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