Preceding; going before; mentioned or discussed earlier in a text or conversation.
From 'afore' (archaic for 'before') plus 'going,' forming a compound that literally means 'going before.' Common in formal writing and legal documents.
Legal documents love 'aforegoing' because it's unmistakably formal—a lawyer writing 'the aforegoing terms' sends a clear signal this is serious, binding language, not casual conversation.
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