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un·fore·seen   (ŭn'fər-sēn', -fôr-)   
adj.  Not felt or realized beforehand; unexpected: unforeseen difficulties.
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unforeseen 
1651, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of foresee. Cf. M.Du. onvoresien, Du. onvoorzien, M.H.G. unvorsen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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