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of Man (trans.), I. 37. predella (pre-del'ä), n . [It. (ML. prædell a ), a stool, footstool, confe ional.] Same as gradino . pre dentary (pre-den'ta-ri), a . [ præ , before, + LL. dentarius , dentary: see dentary . ] Situated in advance of the dentary element or bone of the lower jaw, as a bone of some reptiles. Nature , XL. 325. predentate (pre-den'tāt), a . [L. præ , before, + dentatus , toothed: see dentate .] In Cetacea , having teeth in the fore part of the upper jaw only. Dewhurst , 1834. [Rare.] pre desert (pre-de-zert'), n. [ pre- + desert2 . ] Previous merit or desert. Some good offices we do to friends, others to strangers, but those are the noblest that we do without pre desert .