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foreyear

foreyear noun: the early part of the year; spring.

Noun

foreyear (plural foreyears)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) The early part of the year; spring.
  2. (rare) A prior or past year.

Forms of foreyear

pluralforeyears

Origin of foreyear

From fore- + year.

Questions about foreyear

What does foreyear mean?
Foreyear means the early part of the year; spring.
What part of speech is foreyear?
Foreyear is a noun.
What is the plural of foreyear?
The plural of foreyear is foreyears.

Words near foreyear in the dictionary

  1. forewrought
  2. forex
  3. forexes
  4. foreyard
  5. foreyards
  6. foreyear
  7. foreyears
  8. Forezian
  9. forfaint
  10. forfairn
  11. forfaiter

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