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English Dictionary: forethought by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
forethought
n
  1. planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: premeditation, forethought]
  2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
    Synonym(s): caution, precaution, care, forethought
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forethought \Fore"thought`\, a.
      Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense;
      hence, deliberate. [bd]Forethought malice.[b8] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Forethought \Fore"thought`\, n.
      A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation;
      forecast; provident care.
  
               A sphere that will demand from him forethought,
               courage, and wisdom.                              --I. Taylor.
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