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forthcome.

To come forth.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To come forth.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English forthcomen, from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, proceed, arrive at, succeed, come to pass, come true, be born”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to forth- + come.

noun
  1. A coming forth.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English forþcyme (“a forthcoming”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth”), *kumiz (“coming”), equivalent to forth- + come. Cognate with German Fortkommen (“advancement”).

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