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beforemath

beforemath noun: what precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.

Noun

beforemath (plural beforemaths)

  1. What precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.
    • In the dismal beforemath of Tuesday morning's NPIWP meeting — the concentrated essence of dentists' waiting rooms, with a tinge of what condemned men might have felt before the drop — Tappen was brooding on deadlines.1984, David Langford, The Leaky Establishment, Cosmos Books, published 2003, →ISBN, page 46
    Synonyms:
    foremath

Synonyms of beforemath

Forms of beforemath

pluralbeforemaths

Origin of beforemath

From before + math (“a mowing”), by analogy with aftermath.

Questions about beforemath

What does beforemath mean?
Beforemath means what precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.
What part of speech is beforemath?
Beforemath is a noun.
What is the plural of beforemath?
The plural of beforemath is beforemaths.

Words near beforemath in the dictionary

  1. beforehand in the world
  2. beforehand with the world
  3. beforelife
  4. beforelives
  5. beforely
  6. beforemath
  7. beforemaths
  8. beforementioned
  9. beforenamed
  10. beforeness
  11. beforenoon

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