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English Dictionary: foregone conclusion by the DICT Development Group
2 results for foregone conclusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foregone conclusion
n
  1. an inevitable ending [syn: foregone conclusion, {matter of course}]
  2. something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"
    Synonym(s): certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
    Antonym(s): precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forego \Fore*go"\, v. t. [AS. foreg[be]n; fore + g[be]n to go;
      akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See {GO}, v. i.]
      To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present
      and past participles.
  
               Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
               For which the very mother's face forewent The mother's
               special patience.                                    --Mrs.
                                                                              Browning.
  
      {Foregone conclusion}, one which has preceded argument or
            examination; one predetermined.
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