pretor
— Noun
– English
～ an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
Pretoria
— Noun
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～ city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa
pretorial
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"
pretorian
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"
Pretorian
— Adjective
– English
～ characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; "a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
pretorium
— Noun
– English
～ the tent of an ancient Roman general
pretrial
— Noun
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～ (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
pretrial conference
— Noun
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～ (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
prettily
— Adverb
– English
～ in a pretty manner; "all this is most prettily done"
prettiness
— Noun
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～ the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)
pretty-pretty
— Adjective
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～ ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty
pretty
— Adjective
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～ (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
pretty
— Adjective
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～ pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
pretty
— Adverb
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～ to certain extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
pretty much
— Adverb
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～ to some degree; "we were pretty much lost when we met the forest ranger"
pretzel
— Noun
– English
～ glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
preussen
— Noun
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～ a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states"
Prevacid
— Noun
– English
～ antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
prevail
— Verb
– English
～ be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"