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FOREDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foredge mean?
• FOREDGE (noun)
The noun FOREDGE has 1 sense:
1. the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine
Familiarity information: FOREDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fore edge; foredge
Hypernyms ("foredge" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Holonyms ("foredge" is a part of...):
book; volume (physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together)
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