Forelearning
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Learning beforehand or in advance. uncountable
"An important feature of the original edition of Leaves of Grass was his emphasis on the unaccountable emergence of his poems without forelearning or art."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of forelearn form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"An important feature of the original edition of Leaves of Grass was his emphasis on the unaccountable emergence of his poems without forelearning or art."
Etymology
From fore- + learn + -ing.
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