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aforesaid

adj.
US //əˈfɔɹˌsɛd// UK //ɐfˈɔːsɛd// afore·said
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Origin

From Middle English aforesaid(e), aforeseid(e), past participle of aforesayen, aforeseyen, aforeseien, aforeseggen; formed with the prefix afore- and the several forms of seien (“to say”). Equivalent to afore- + said.

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