From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
forethought
n 1: planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn:
premeditation]
2: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised
caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with
care" [syn: caution, precaution, care]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Forethought \Fore"thought`\, a.
Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense;
hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Forethought \Fore"thought`\, n.
A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation;
forecast; provident care.
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A sphere that will demand from him forethought,
courage, and wisdom. --I. Taylor.
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