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单词 beforemath
释义

beforemath

English

Etymology

From before + math (a mowing), by analogy with aftermath.

Noun

beforemath (plural beforemaths)

  1. What precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.
    • 1984, David Langford, The Leaky Establishment, Cosmos Books (2003), →ISBN, page 46:
      In the dismal beforemath of Tuesday morning's NPIWP meeting — the concentrated essence of dentists' waiting rooms, with a tinge of what condemned men might have felt before the drop — Tappen was brooding on deadlines.

Synonyms

  • foremath
  • aftermath
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