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preta /preːt/ A2411     †[Mod. Khmer ប្រេត pret /preːt ~ praːɛt/ ``n. ghost / evil spirit ...; adj. to be damned''; Sanskrit preta `the spirit of a dead person (esp. before obsequial rites are performed); ghost, evil being', < adj. `dead, departed' (ppl. of pra-√i `to go out or away, depart this life')]. definitions 1 n. The spirit of a dead person, esp. evil spirit. references K.99S:16 (A.D. 932, C VI:107), hapax.