foretoken
[ noun fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-; verb fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr- ]
/ noun ˈfɔrˌtoʊ kən, ˈfoʊr-; verb fɔrˈtoʊ kən, foʊr- /
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noun
a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.
verb (used with object)
to foreshadow.
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Words nearby foretoken
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Example sentences from the Web for foretoken
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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