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foretoken

American  
[fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-, fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌtoʊ kən, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈtoʊ kən, foʊr- /

noun

  1. a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.

verb (used with object)

  1. to foreshadow.

foretoken British  

noun

  1. a sign of a future event

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to foreshadow

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of foretoken

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

Example Sentences

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Nothing in its make-up foretokens a limited existence.

From Project Gutenberg

Verily the chosen prophets by many signs and foretokens were in their lives illustrious.

From Project Gutenberg

These allusions were foretokens that something unusual was taking place.

From Project Gutenberg

As a certain foretoken of war it could not be sustained.

From Project Gutenberg

This latter event was construed by the European public as the foretoken of a new and far-resonant departure in Austria’s treatment of international relations.

From Project Gutenberg

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