Foretime

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A time previous to the present, or to a time alluded to or implied.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The past; the time before the present.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A time previous to the present, or to a time alluded to or implied; former time or times.
  • adverb. In former times.
  • Word Usage
    "Its tethering to that generic foretime induces the experience of a further vivid component of noised listening."