Definition of aforehand
chiefly dialectal
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Origin and Etymology of aforehand
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearDefinition of aforehand
chiefly dialectal
: ready for the future
- sagacity that is aforehand with events
- —Samuel Richardson
Origin and Etymology of aforehand
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