Meanings
nounforemeaning (plural foremeanings)
plural foremeanings
- A meaning determined or assumed in advance.
It is dangerous because in understanding we interpret, and in interpreting we bring with us our prejudice and foremeanings.
1993, Roberto Alejandro, Hermeneutics, Citizenship, and the Public Sphere, page 72
Origin
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foremeaning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremeaning
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“foremeaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremeaning. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foremeaning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremeaning.
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