The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antepast
Antepast \An"te*past\, n. [Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture, food. Cf. Repast.] A foretaste.
Antepasts of joy and comforts.
--Jer. Taylor.
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Wiktionary
antepast
n. A foretaste.
Usage examples of "antepast".
The inaugural dissertation was, however, but a brief antepast of something more exhaustive to follow.