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fore⋅taste

[n. fawr-teyst, fohr-; v. fawr-teyst, fohr-] noun, verb, -tast⋅ed, -tast⋅ing.
–noun
1. a slight and partial experience, knowledge, or taste of something to come in the future; anticipation.
–verb (used with object)
2. to have some advance experience or knowledge of (something to come).

Origin:
1400–50; late ME fortaste. See fore-, taste
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fore·taste   (fôr'tāst', fōr'-)   
n.  
  1. An advance token or warning.

  2. A slight taste or sample in anticipation of something to come.

tr.v.   (fôr-tāst', fōr-, fôr'tāst', fōr'-) fore·tast·ed, fore·tast·ing, fore·tastes
To have an anticipatory taste of.
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