A plan or intention formed in advance; a predetermined scheme or purpose.
From 'fore-' + 'design' from Latin 'de-' + 'signare' (to mark). The prefix indicates planning ahead of execution.
Conspiracy theorists love the word 'foredesign' because it implies intentional planning—historians debate whether major historical events were foredesigns or just lucky coincidences.
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