foreknowable

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English

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Etymology

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From foreknow +‎ -able.

Adjective

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foreknowable (not comparable)

  1. That may be known in advance.
    • 1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “(please specify the page)”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His Providence in the World. [], 2nd edition, London: [] Joseph Downing [], published 1713, →OCLC:
      It is certainly foreknowable what they will do in such and such circumstances
    • 1911, J. A. Smith (translator), Aristotle (original), Nicomachean Ethics, "Introduction

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