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foretoken

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fore⋅to⋅ken

  [n. fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-; v. fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-]
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–noun
1. a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
–verb (used with object)
2. to foreshadow.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME fortokne, OE foretācn. See fore-, token
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fore·to·ken   (fôr-tō'kən, fōr-)   
tr.v.   fore·to·kened, fore·to·ken·ing, fore·to·kens
To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
n.   (fôr'tō'kən, fōr'-)
An advance sign; a warning.
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