Forthgoing

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A going forth or utterance; a proceeding from or out.

    "the forthgoing of one Divine personage"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forthgo form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Going out or forth; departing.

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go onproceed

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"the forthgoing of one Divine personage"

Etymology

From Middle English forthgoing, deverbal of forthgon (“to go forth, proceed”), from Old English forþgān (“to go forth, proceed”), from Proto-Germanic *furþa (“forward”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to forth- + going. Adjective from present participle of forthgo.

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