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outreckoning

outreckoning is the present participle and gerund of outreckon.

Meaning of outreckon

Verb

outreckon (third-person singular simple present outreckons, present participle outreckoning, simple past and past participle outreckoned)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in reckoning or computation.
    • The Egyptian priests pretended an exact chronology for some myriads of years; and the Chaldeans and Assyrians far outreckon them.1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed

Questions about outreckoning

What is outreckoning the present participle and gerund of?
Outreckoning is the present participle and gerund of outreckon.

Words near outreckoning in the dictionary

  1. outrebounded
  2. outrebounding
  3. outrebounds
  4. outreckon
  5. outreckoned
  6. outreckoning
  7. outreckons
  8. outrecuidance
  9. outrecuidant
  10. outred
  11. outredd

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