Meanings
plural beforemaths
- What precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.
In the dismal beforemath of Tuesday morning's NPIWP meeting — the concentrated essence of dentists' waiting rooms, with a tinge of what condemned men might have felt before the drop — Tappen was brooding on deadlines.
1984, David Langford, The Leaky Establishment, Cosmos Books, published 2003, →ISBN, page 46Synonyms: foremath
Synonyms & antonyms
nounWhat precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring.
Origin
From before + math (“a mowing”), by analogy with aftermath.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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