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Preceptive
- - Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.
Preceptors
- noun - teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
Precipices
- noun - a very steep cliff
Precipitin
- noun - an antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen
Preempting
- verb - acquire for oneself before others can do so
- gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
- make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
- take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
Preemption
- noun - a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
- the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
- the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
- the right to purchase something in advance of others
Preemptive
- adjective - designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer"
Preemptors
- noun - a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid
- someone who acquires land by preemption