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forefinger
[
fawr
-fing-ger
,
fohr
-
]
Origin
fore·fin·ger
/
ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ
gər
,
ˈfoʊr-
/
Show Spelled
[
fawr
-fing-ger
,
fohr
-
]
Show IPA
noun
the first finger next to the thumb.
Also called
index finger.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
forefyngure.
See
fore-
,
finger
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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World English Dictionary
forefinger
(ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə)
—
n
Also called:
index finger
the finger next to the thumb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
forefinger
mid-15c., from
fore
+
finger
. So called because it is considered the first next to the thumb.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
forefinger
fore·fin·ger (fôr'fĭng'gər)
n.
See
index finger
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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