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P / praeterlābor
verb deponent transitive intransitive

praeterlābor

2nd PP praeter-lābī · 3rd PP praeterlapsus · conj. 3rd
to glide; flow by; to fly •
Lit., to glide or flow by, to fly or run past: praeterlabentia flumina, Quint. 10, 3, 24.—With acc.: tumulum, Verg. A. 6, 874: hanc (tellurem) pelago praeterlabare necesse est, to sail past, id. ib. 3, 478.—
to slip away figuratively •
Trop., to slip away: (definitio) ante praeterlabitur, quam percepta est, Cic. de Or. 2, 25, 109.
Perseus ID: n38087 Key: praeterlabor