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praepostĕrĭtas , ātis, f. praeposterus,
I.a reversed order, inversion (post class.): si Juno est aër, Graeei nominis praeposte ritate repetita, i. e. by transposing the letters of the words ἀὴρ and Ἥρα, Arn. 3, 118: “PARENS AFFLICTVS PRAEPOSTERITATE NATVRAE HVNC FILIVM VNICVM HIC CONDIDI,” Inscr. Orell. 4774.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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