beforemath

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beforemath

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From before + math (“a mowing”), by analogy with aftermath.

noun beforemaths

What precedes or produces a particular outcome; events that have yet to occur, or are in the process of occurring. In the dismal beforemath of Tuesday morning's NPIWP meeting — the concentrated essence of dentists' waiting rooms, with a tinge of what condemned men might have felt before the drop — Tappen was brooding on deadlines.
Similar: foremath

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@misc{beforemath_2026,
  title = {beforemath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beforemath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}