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• fore|shock — «FR SHOK, FOHR », noun. a lesser shock preceding the main shock of an earthquake …   Useful english dictionary

• foreshock — fore•shock [[t]ˈfɔrˌʃɒk, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. gel a relatively small earthquake that precedes a greater one by a few days or weeks and originates at or near the focus of the larger earthquake • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

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