Occurring before or preceding something that threatens or looms, especially in older philosophical or medical texts.
From 'ante-' (before) + 'mingens' (Latin present participle of 'mingere' meaning to threaten). This is an extremely rare term from Medieval Latin philosophy.
Most people have never heard this word because Medieval philosophers invented it to describe pre-emptive states—it's a ghost word that almost nobody uses but perfectly captures 'before the threat arrives'.
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