prelibation

[ pree-lahy-bey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. a foretaste.

Origin of prelibation

1
1520–30; <Late Latin praelībātiōn- (stem of praelībātiō) a foretaste, anticipation, equivalent to praelībāt(us) (past participle of praelībāre to taste beforehand) + -iōn--ion. See pre-, libation

Words Nearby prelibation

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How to use prelibation in a sentence

  • I am sure that to them the invocation of Beelzebub is a prelibation of carnality.

    L-bas | J. K. Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for prelibation

prelibation

/ (ˌpriːlaɪˈbeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. rare an advance taste or sample; foretaste

Origin of prelibation

1
C16: from Late Latin praelībātiō a tasting beforehand, offering of the first fruits, from Latin prae before + lībāre to taste

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