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fu·tu·ri·ty
(fyo͞o-to͝or′ĭ-tē, -tyo͝or′-, -cho͝or′-)n. pl. fu·tu·ri·ties
1. The future.
2. The quality or condition of being in or of the future.
3. A future event or possibility.
4. Sports A futurity race.
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futurity
(fjuːˈtjʊərɪtɪ) orfuturition
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fu•tu•ri•ty
(fyuˈtʊər ɪ ti, -ˈtyʊər-, -ˈtʃʊər-, -ˈtʃɜr-)n., pl. -ties.
1. future time.
2. future generations; posterity.
3. the afterlife.
4. a future state or condition; a future event, possibility, or prospect.
5. the quality of being future.
6. Also called futu′rity race`. a horse race, usu. for two-year-olds, in which the entrants are selected long before the race is run, sometimes before the birth of the foal.
[1595–1605]
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Noun | 1. | futurity - the time yet to come time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past kingdom come - the end of time; "you can wet the bed till kingdom come, for all I care" by-and-by - an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by" offing - the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing" tomorrow - the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow" manana - an indefinite time in the future |
2. | futurity - the quality of being in or of the future timing - the time when something happens pastness - the quality of being past nowness, presentness - the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller |
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futurity
n (form: = future time) → Zukunft f
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