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aforegoing

aforegoing adjective: preceding, going before.

Adjective

aforegoing (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) preceding, going before.
    • For sensible remarks on the overlowness, or inadequacy, of wages, see the head Poor Rates, p. 285, aforegoing.1815, William Marshall, A Review (and Complete Abstract) of the Reports to the Board of Agriculture from the Midland Department of England, page 295
    Synonyms:
    foregoing

Synonyms of aforegoing

Origin of aforegoing

From afore- + going.

Questions about aforegoing

What does aforegoing mean?
Aforegoing means preceding, going before.
What part of speech is aforegoing?
Aforegoing is an adjective.

Words near aforegoing in the dictionary

  1. aforedetermined
  2. aforediscussed
  3. aforeenumerated
  4. aforeexplained
  5. aforegiven
  6. aforegoing
  7. aforegranted
  8. aforehan'
  9. aforehand
  10. aforeidentified
  11. aforeknown

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