foretoken
[ noun fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-; verb fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr- ]
noun
a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
verb (used with object)
to foreshadow.
Origin of foretoken
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How to use foretoken in a sentence
These signs infallibly foretoken the approaching transformation.
The Life of an Insect | AnonymousWhat are the literary tidings from modern Greece that seem to foretoken close at hand a signal renascence of Greek literature?
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882 | The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific CircleSmall numbers are not a sign of weakness and do not foretoken defeat.
The Bible Period by Period | Josiah Blake Tidwell
British Dictionary definitions for foretoken
foretoken
noun(ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən)
a sign of a future event
verb(fɔːˈtəʊkən)
(tr) to foreshadow
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