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foremath

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹmæθ/

The English word “foremath” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A first mowing; that which is gleaned from a first or prior mowing.
  2. Something preceding or producing a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.

Etymology

From fore- + math (“a mowing”), by analogy with aftermath.

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