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forecited

[fawr-sahy-tid, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌsaɪ tɪd, ˈfoʊr-/

Word Origin

adjective

1.

previously cited.

Origin of forecited

1570-1580

First recorded in 1570-80; fore- + cited¹

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And when it is a nullity, I have showed in the forecited place.

A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4) Richard Baxter
The forecited accounts have an entry, in 1564, of two shillings "paid for defacing image in the chapel."

Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. H. N. Hudson

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