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PRESIGNIFY
Etymology
Verb
presignify (third-person singular simple present presignifies, present participle presignifying, simple past and past participle presignified)
(transitive) To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*sig"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presignified; imp. & p. p. Presignifying.] Etym: [L. praesignificare; prae before + significare to signify.]
Definition: To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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