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foremeaning

foremeaning noun: a meaning determined or assumed in advance.

Noun

foremeaning (plural foremeanings)

  1. A meaning determined or assumed in advance.
    • It is dangerous because in understanding we interpret, and in interpreting we bring with us our prejudice and foremeanings.1993, Roberto Alejandro, Hermeneutics, Citizenship, and the Public Sphere, page 72

Forms of foremeaning

pluralforemeanings

Origin of foremeaning

From fore- + meaning.

Questions about foremeaning

What does foremeaning mean?
Foremeaning means a meaning determined or assumed in advance.
What part of speech is foremeaning?
Foremeaning is a noun.
What is the plural of foremeaning?
The plural of foremeaning is foremeanings.

Words near foremeaning in the dictionary

  1. foremath
  2. foremaths
  3. forematter
  4. foremeal
  5. foremeals
  6. foremeaning
  7. foremeanings
  8. foremeant
  9. foremen
  10. forementioned
  11. foremessage

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