"foreshift" meaning in All languages combined

See foreshift on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: foreshifts [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + shift. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|shift}} fore- + shift Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreshift (plural foreshifts)
  1. An early shift, or one which precedes another.
    Sense id: en-foreshift-en-noun-kmUmbnqY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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