Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- That may be foreknown.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That may be foreknown.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That may be
known in advance .
Etymologies
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foreknow + -able
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Examples
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The thinking involved in right conduct is calculation -- calculation of means to an end fixed by nature and foreknowable Action itself is at its best just the realisation of a scheme preconceived and thought out beforehand, commending itself by its inherent attractiveness or promise of enjoyment.
Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle
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