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forecount

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From fore- + count.

verb forecounts · forecounting · forecounted

  1. transitive To count beforehand. But there is no need to thus “forecount the years.”
  2. transitive To prejudge or esteem in advance. […] Men always forecount their wives prudent, and their children dutiful.

noun forecounts

  1. A preliminary tally, reckoning, or estimation.

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@misc{forecount_2026,
  title = {forecount},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forecount},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}