foremeaning

noun

foremeaning

noun

Etymology From fore- + meaning.

1

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:
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foremeant

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