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Pre vs Om - What's the difference?

pre | om |

As nouns the difference between pre and om

is that pre is precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate while om is a sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.

As a preposition pre

is before (something significant).

As a verb pre

is to precum, to pre-ejaculate.

pre

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , see (pre-)

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Before (something significant).
    • Quotations
    * (English Citations of "pre")

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviated from (precum).

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate.

    • Verb

  • (slang) To precum, to pre-ejaculate.

    • Anagrams

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    om

    English

    Alternative forms

    * aum

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Hinduism, Buddhism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 800:
    • In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions.
  • * 2001 , Hazel Curry, The Guardian , 20 Oct 2001:
    • Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.

    Anagrams

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