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foremeant

foremeant adjective: intended beforehand; premeditated.

Adjective

foremeant (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Intended beforehand; premeditated.
    • it must be clearly understood that no general enquiry into the relations between man and the animal kingdom was foremeant1879, Edward Williams Byron Nicholson, The Rights of an Animal

Origin of foremeant

From fore- + meant.

Questions about foremeant

What does foremeant mean?
Foremeant means intended beforehand; premeditated.
What part of speech is foremeant?
Foremeant is an adjective.

Words near foremeant in the dictionary

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

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