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Word: Fornent
Speech Type: Preposition
Etymology:
early 16th century: from fore + anent
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fɔːˈnɛnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
facing or in front of
Short Definition:facing or in front of
Examples:- I stood fornent a roaring fire
Variant Forms:
- fornenst
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