Fore-strength
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 That which leads to or engenders strength. uncountable
"Saying "Thermopylae" he thought "Leonidas." "Ay, of course; who knows not that?" The man was puzzled at Aristodemos's sudden wrath. "They gave their lives — those men — every one of them. They were the fore-strength of Salamis."
Example
More examples"Saying "Thermopylae" he thought "Leonidas." "Ay, of course; who knows not that?" The man was puzzled at Aristodemos's sudden wrath. "They gave their lives — those men — every one of them. They were the fore-strength of Salamis."
Etymology
From fore- + strength.
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