one-ahead

adjective

A form of billet reading in which the supposedly clairvoyant performer is covertly given information about one of the concealed messages beforehand, and then remains one step ahead while "predicting" the rest of the messages.

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Meanings

adjectiveone-ahead (not comparable)
  1. not comparableA form of billet reading in which the supposedly clairvoyant performer is covertly given information about one of the concealed messages beforehand, and then remains one step ahead while "predicting" the rest of the messages.
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one-ahead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-ahead

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

Chicago

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

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