The “prepotency” of pain [is seen in] ... its ability to suffuse the entire field of consciousness with distress and to crowd out all other thoughts (Martin E. Spencer).
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pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
Pre-dreadnought battleship — is the general term for all of the types of sea going battleships built between the mid 1890s and 1905. Pre dreadnoughts replaced the ironclad warships of the 1870s and 1880s. Built from steel, and protected by hardened steel armour, pre… … Wikipedia
pre-tension — /prē tenˈshən/ transitive verb To stretch (the reinforcing wires or rods in pre stressed concrete) before the concrete is cast ORIGIN: ↑pre (1) • • • pre tenˈsioned adjective pre tenˈsioner noun (also without hyphen) a device (usu used in… … Useful english dictionary
pre|ten´tious|ness — pre|ten|tious «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious… … Useful english dictionary
pre|ten´tious|ly — pre|ten|tious «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious… … Useful english dictionary
pre|ten|tious — «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious style of… … Useful english dictionary
Pre-Columbian Discovery of America — Pre Columbian Discovery of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pre Columbian Discovery of America Of all the alleged discoveries of America before the time of Columbus, only the bold voyages of exploration of the fearless Vikings to… … Catholic encyclopedia
Ten Bulls — (by Tokuriki Tomikichiro, 1902–99). The Search for the Bull Ten Bulls or Ten … Wikipedia
pre|ten|sion — pre|ten|sion1 «prih TEHN shuhn», noun. 1. a claim: »The young prince has pretensions to the throne. He makes no pretensions to special wisdom. 2. the action of putting forward a claim; laying claim to; demand. 3. a doing things for show or to… … Useful english dictionary
