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Roget, Peter Mark, 1779-1869

"Roget's Thesaurus"


prefigurement &c. 511; omen &c. 512.
Adj. precursory; prelusive, prelusory, preludious[obs3];
proemial[obs3], introductory, prefatory, prodromous[obs3], inaugural,
preliminary; precedent &c. (prior) 116.
Phr. "a precedent embalms a principle" [Disraeli].
#65. Sequel. -- N. sequel, suffix, successor; tail, queue, train,
wake, trail, rear; retinue, suite; appendix, postscript; epilogue;
peroration; codicil; continuation, sequela[obs3]; appendage; tail
piece[Fr], heelpiece[obs3]; tag, more last words; colophon.
aftercome[obs3], aftergrowth[obs3], afterpart[obs3],
afterpiece[obs3], aftercourse[obs3], afterthought, aftergame[obs3];
arriere pensee[Fr], second thoughts; outgrowth.
#66. Beginning.-- N. beginning, commencement, opening, outset,
incipience, inception, inchoation[obs3]; introduction &c. (precursor) 64;
alpha, initial; inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation[Fr],
rising of the curtain; maiden speech; outbreak, onset, brunt; initiative,
move, first move; narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge; fresh
start, new departure.
origin &c. (cause) 153; source, rise; bud, germ &c. 153; egg,
rudiment; genesis, primogenesis[obs3], birth, nativity, cradle, infancy;
start, inception, creation, starting point &c. 293; dawn &c. (morning) 125;
evolution.


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