"forepart" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreparts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English foreparte, forparte, forpart, equivalent to fore- + part. Compare foreparty. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foreparte}} Middle English foreparte, {{m|enm|forparte}} forparte, {{m|enm|forpart}} forpart, {{prefix|en|fore|part}} fore- + part, {{m|en|foreparty}} foreparty Head templates: {{en-noun}} forepart (plural foreparts)
  1. The front or anterior part of something. Translations (front part): etuosa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-forepart-en-noun-Y-WTLHLY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for forepart meaning in English (1.6kB)

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