avant

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avant
Fr. avant "before," in various terms borrowed into Eng., corresponding to It. avanti, both from L. abante, a compound of ab "from" and ante "before" (see ante).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Avant is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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