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forepublished en · ADJ

Etymology

From fore- + published.

Meanings

1. (rare) Published beforehand or in advance.
   • He thinks we might then be able 'to foretell how an individual would think, feel, or act, throughout life,' but if these foretellings be forepublished the illustration loses its appositeness. 1866, Meliora - Volumes 9-10 - Page 298
   • Assuming that the abstract possibility of foreseeing human conduct, alluded to in the extract above quoted, is quite compatible with our practical consciousness of freedom, I maintain that a difficulty of an entirely distinct character is introduced the moment we suppose that this conduct is foretold, or rather, if one may use the term, forepublished. 1866, John Veen, The Logic of Chance - Page 348:

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