futurity
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fu·tu·ri·ty

noun \fyü-ˈtr-ə-tē, -ˈtyr-, -ˈchr-\
plural fu·tu·ri·ties

Definition of FUTURITY

1
: time to come : future
2
: the quality or state of being future
3
plural : future events or prospects
4
a : a horse race usually for two-year-olds in which the competitors are nominated at birth or before
b : a race or competition for which entries are made well in advance of the event

Examples of FUTURITY

  1. In English we can express futurity with will and shall.
  2. <we can scarcely imagine what observers in some remote futurity will think of civilization as it existed at the dawn of the 21st century>

First Known Use of FUTURITY

1604

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