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future

 
/ˈfju·tʃər/ adj [not gradable] (TIME)

Definition

happening or existing later or in the future: She was aware that her writings might speak to future generations of African Americans.
(Definition of future adj (TIME) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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