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foretoken
fore·to·ken
/
n.
ˈfɔrˌtoʊ
kən, ˈfoʊr-;
v.
fɔrˈtoʊ
kən, foʊr-
/
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[
n.
fawr
-toh-k
uh
n,
fohr
-;
v.
fawr-
toh
-k
uh
n, fohr-
]
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noun
1.
a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
verb (used with object)
2.
to foreshadow.
Origin:
before 900;
Middle English
fortokne,
Old English
foretācn.
See
fore-
,
token
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foretoken
—
n
1.
a sign of a future event
—
vb
2.
(
tr
) to foreshadow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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