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premorse definition

pre·morse (prē môrs′)

adjective

ending abruptly and unevenly, as if bitten off: said of a leaf or root

Etymology: L praemorsus, pp. of praemordere, to bite off, orig. to bite in front or at the end < prae-, before + mordere, to bite: see pre- & mordant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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