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foreview

foreview noun: a preview.

Noun

foreview (plural foreviews)

  1. A preview
    • James Ford Rhodes contributes a thoughtful paper on history; Ethel Pufier treats of the dread of loss of personality; Clement Smith gives a foreview of the American College of the Twentieth Century.1900, Book News, volume 18, page 334
    • Dr. Scofield continues: "It is incredible that in a prophecy covering the church period there should be no such foreview. [...]"2000, John R. Rice, Bible Lessons on the Book of Revelation - Page 7
  2. (humorous, nonce-word) A forward view. Compare with rearview.
    • Despite the long drive, the position was irresistible because the campus serves as a test site for advanced networking technologies. She glances in the "foreview" mirror to check the traffic.1995, John R. Bourne, The Influence of Technology on Engineering Education - Page 56

Forms of foreview

pluralforeviews

Origin of foreview

From fore- + view.

Questions about foreview

What does foreview mean?
Foreview means a preview.
What part of speech is foreview?
Foreview is a noun.
What is the plural of foreview?
The plural of foreview is foreviews.

Words near foreview in the dictionary

  1. forever wars
  2. foreverhood
  3. forevermore
  4. foreverness
  5. forevers
  6. foreview
  7. foreviews
  8. forevouch
  9. forevouched
  10. forevouches
  11. forevouching

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