Contextualizebeta

foretalk

noun

Etymology

From fore- + talk.

  1. derived from *dol-✻
  2. derived from *talōną✻ — “to count, recount, tell”
  3. inherited from *talkōną✻ — “to talk, chatter”
  4. inherited from *talkōn✻
  5. inherited from *tealcian✻ — “to talk, chat”
  6. inherited from talken
  7. prefixed as foretalk — “fore + talk”

Definitions

  1. A foreword

    A foreword; preface.

    • But before reading the poems, we look at the preface — it is rude to skip the preface, the little, private, confidential foretalk the author wishes to have with the reader […]

  2. Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.

    • He goes on, "The most feminine error during the period of foretalk is to subject her partner to withering cross-examination."
    • In determining whether the male is ready for conversation, the woman should not hesitate to employ the delicate techniques of foretalk.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for foretalk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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