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forespeak — fore•speak [[t]fɔrˈspik, foʊr [/t]] v. t. spoke, spo•ken, speak•ing 1) to predict; foretell 2) to ask for or claim in advance • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
Forespeak — Fore*speak , v. t. [Obs.] See {Forspeak}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forespeak — Fore*speak , v. t. To foretell; to predict. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] My mother was half a witch; never anything that she forespake but came to pass. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forespeaking — Fore speak ing, n. A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] Camden. Huloet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forespeak — /fawr speek , fohr /, v.t., forespoke or (Archaic) forespake; forespoken or (Archaic) forespoke; forespeaking. 1. to predict; foretell. 2. to ask for or claim in advance. [1250 1300; ME forespeken. See FORE , SPEAK] * * * … Universalium
forespeak — [fôr spēk′] vt. forespoke or Archaic forespake, forespoken or Archaic forespoke, forespeaking [ME forspeken: see FORE & SPEAK] Rare 1. to foretell; prophesy; predict 2. to apply for or demand in advance; bespeak … English World dictionary
foreman — fore•man [[t]ˈfɔr mən, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. pl. men 1) a person in charge of a department or group of workers, as in a factory 2) the member of a jury who is selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME… … From formal English to slang
forewoman — fore•wom•an [[t]ˈfɔrˌwʊm ən, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. pl. wom•en 1) a woman who supervises a department or group of workers 2) cvb a woman on a jury who is selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors in the panel • Etymology: 1700–10 usage: See… … From formal English to slang
Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself … History of philosophy
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
