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preordained

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pre·or·dain  (prôr-dn)
tr.v. pre·or·dained, pre·or·dain·ing, pre·or·dains
To appoint, decree, or ordain in advance; foreordain.
preor·dainment n.
pre·ordi·nation (-ôrdn-shn) n.
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preordained
adjective predetermined, fated, doomed, destined, predestined, mapped out in advance the belief that our actions are governed by a preordained destiny
Translations
preordained [ˈpriːɔːˈdeɪnd] ADJ → predestinado
preordained [ˌpriːɔːrˈdeɪnd] adj (= predestined) → préordonné(e)
pre-owned [ˌpriːˈəʊnd] adj → d'occasion
preordained [priːɔːˈdeɪnd] adj (frm) → predestinato/a
preordained [priːɔːˈdeɪnd] adj (frm) → predestinato/a


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Our fears must have been prophetic, for on that same evening the wildwood discharged upon us Milly's preordained confiscator--our fee to adjustment and order.
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Hamel, if we should disagree, it is I who am the preordained victor.
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