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Predictor
- noun - a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
- information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"
- someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Predigest
- verb - digest (food) beforehand
Predilect
- - To elect or choose beforehand.
Predorsal
- - Situated in front of the back; immediately in front, or on the ventral side the dorsal part of the vertebral column.
Preempted
- verb - acquire for oneself before others can do so
- gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
- make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
- take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
Preemptor
- noun - a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid
- someone who acquires land by preemption
Preengage
- - To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy.
Preexists
- verb - exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?"
Prefacing
- verb - furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"