Preterhuman

pre-ter-hu'man, a. More than human; superhuman. [L. prseter (compar. of prse, before), beyond, and E. human, q. v.] Preterimperfect. pre'ter-im-per'fekt, a. (Gram.) Not absolutely or distinctly past; past imperfect. Preterit, -ite, pret'er-it, a. Past, — appl. to the tense in grammar which expre es an action or being perfectly past or finished, often that which is just past — or completed, but without a specification of time, ealled also the perfect tense. [OF. preterit, m., sQn, cube, full moon, foot cow, oil PREY fem., L. prseteritus, p. p. of pr terire, to go or pa by, prseter and ire, to go.] — Pre'teri'tion, -ish'- un, n. Act of going past: state of being past. (Rket.) A figure by which, in pretending to pa over anything, a summary mention of is made. [L. prseteritio.]