Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aforetold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: afore-told
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Told or discussed previously.

Example Sentences

"We took 17 samples representative of the different horizons along the stratigraphic sequence (some required additional later sampling as aforetold) that was represented in the form of a graphic log plot using Strater v5 (Golden Software)."

Etymology

From afore- + told.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: afore-

Frequently Paired Words

foretold

Questions

What does aforetold mean?: Told or discussed previously.
Where does aforetold come from?: From afore- + told.

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