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ante-post
(ante-post)
Pronunciation:
/antɪˈpəʊst/
adjective
[
attributive
]
British
(of a bet on a horse race) placed at odds fixed at the time, and before the runners are known, on a horse thought likely to be entered:
it might be worth having an ante-post bet
the ante-post favourite
Origin:
early 20th century
: from
ante-
+
post
1
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