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foremath

noun
/ˈfɔɹmæθ/US/ˈfɔːmɑːθ/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *h₂meh₁-✻ — “to mow”
  2. inherited from *mēþą✻ — “a mowing”
  3. inherited from mǣþ — “a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”
  4. inherited from math
  5. prefixed as foremath — “fore + math”

Definitions

  1. A first mowing

    A first mowing; that which is gleaned from a first or prior mowing.

    • […] the accidents of itinerary — everything that can be overheard or spied out: everything (in a phrase he used in one of his poems) between the foremath and the aftermath, the early growth and the after growth of the intended harvest.

  2. Something preceding or producing a particular outcome

    Something preceding or producing a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.

    • The aftermath of glory and the foremath of peace would not blend.
    • I shall ask you to view these remarks in the of "foremath" note rather than a preface or introduction, which imply a knowledge of what follows. I am using the word "foremath" to suggest what precedes without the knowledge of what follows.
    • After delaying the decision for three years, the President eventually endorsed the concept in the foremath of the 1984 Presidential election, ...

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA