foregone conclusion

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foregone conclusion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  foregone conclusion \foregone conclusion\ n.
     An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty.
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  Forego \Fore*go"\, v. t. [AS. foreg[=a]n; fore + g[=a]n to go;
     akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See Go, v. i.]
     To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present
     and past participles.
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           Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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           For which the very mother's face forewent
           The mother's special patience.           --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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     Foregone conclusion, a conclusion which has preceded
        argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion.
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foregone conclusion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  foregone conclusion
      n 1: an inevitable ending [syn: foregone conclusion, matter of course
           ]
      2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn:
         certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant:
         precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty]