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forebirth en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English forbirth, equivalent to fore- + birth.

Meanings

1. That which precedes birth or is first-born
   • In its Sonship in the Father, and in its unity and Brotherhood in Man, like the Church which is the forebirth of the Kingdom of God, this divine Order was counted as eternal in God, […] 1898, Edward Augustus Warriner, The Gate Called Beautiful, page 92:
   • The silence between them was prickly and oppressive, like the humid forebirth of a thunderstorm. (Can we date this quote?), The Inn at Sharons Crossing, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 43:

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afterbirth