foretoken

[ noun fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-; verb fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr- ]
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noun
  1. a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.

verb (used with object)
  1. to foreshadow.

Origin of foretoken

1
before 900; Middle English fortokne,Old English foretācn.See fore-, token

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foretoken

noun(ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən)
  1. a sign of a future event

verb(fɔːˈtəʊkən)
  1. (tr) to foreshadow

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