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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fu•tu•ri•ty (fyo̅o̅ tŏŏr′i tē, -tyŏŏr′-, -chŏŏr′-, -chûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - future time:Such discussion is better left to futurity.
- future generations;
posterity:What will futurity say about this? - the afterlife:the promise of eternal rest in futurity.
- a future state or condition;
a future event, possibility, or prospect:We are concerned about the futurity of unsubsidized opera. His tactfulness remains more of a futurity than a reality. - the quality of being future:the futurity of the end of the world.
- SportAlso called futu′rity race′. [Horse Racing.]a race, usually for two-year-olds, in which the entrants are selected long before the race is run, sometimes before the birth of the foal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: futurity /fjuːˈtjʊərɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- a less common word for future
- the quality of being in the future
- a future event
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