PRELIBA'TION, noun [from Latin proelibo; proe, before, and libo, to taste.] 1. Foretaste; a tasting beforehand or by anticipation. The joy that proceeds from a belief of pardon is a prelibation of heavenly bliss. 2. An effusion previous to tasting.
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