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pre·pense
/
prɪˈpɛns
/
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[
pri-
pens
]
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adjective
planned or intended in advance; premeditated.
Origin:
1695–1705;
pre-
+
-pense
<
Latin
pēnsus,
past participle of
pendere
to weigh, consider; see
pensive
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prepense
(prɪˈpɛns)
—
adj
(
postpositive
) (usually in legal contexts) arranged in advance; premeditated (esp in the phrase
malice prepense
)
[C18: from Anglo-Norman
purpensé,
from Old French
purpenser
to consider in advance, from
penser
to think, from Latin
pēnsāre
to weigh, consider]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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