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foregoing
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
foregoing
(adjective)
foregoing
/foɚ
ˈ
gowɪŋ/
adjective
foregoing
/foɚ
ˈ
gowɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOREGOING
formal
:
already mentioned
The
foregoing
[=
preceding, above
] examples illustrate my point.
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the foregoing
formal
:
the things that have just been mentioned
It should be clear from
the foregoing
that a new system is needed.
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