👉 In linguistics, a preterist is a word or phrase that has been used before another word or phrase and has not yet come to be understood. This can happen in various contexts, such as when one word is used before another without being fully formed, or when a word has already been used but it does not fit into the context of what is being said. For example, if someone says "The sun sets at 6:00 PM," this sentence is preterist because