beforeness

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noun

The state or quality of being before.

OriginEnglish before ← Middle English bifore ← Old English beforan →
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Meanings

nounbeforeness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being before.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Old Englishforan
  10. Old Englishbeforan
  11. Middle Englishbifore
  12. Englishbefore
  13. Englishbeforeness

From before + -ness.

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APA

beforeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforeness

MLA

“beforeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforeness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beforeness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforeness.

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