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FORESPEAKING
Etymology
Verb
forespeaking
present participle of forespeak
Noun
forespeaking (plural forespeakings)
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
(obsolete) A preface.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"speak`ing, n.
Definition: A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] Camden. Huloet.
FORESPEAK
Fore*speak", v. t. [Obs.]
Definition: See Forspeak.
Fore*speak", v. t.
Definition: To foretell; to predict. [Obs.] My mother was half a witch; never anything that she forespake but came to pass. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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