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Etymology

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From fore- +‎ published.

Adjective

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forepublished (comparative more forepublished, superlative most forepublished)

  1. (rare) Published beforehand or in advance.
    • 1866, Meliora - Volumes 9-10 - Page 298
      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, John Veen, The Logic of Chance - Page 348:
      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.
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