foretoken

[noun fawr-toh-kuh n, fohr-; verb fawr-toh-kuh n, fohr-]

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noun

a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.

verb (used with object)

to foreshadow.

Origin of foretoken

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

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Related Words for foretoken

premonition, harbinger, indication, portent, omen, trace, hint, light, signal, prediction, clue, note, flag, warning, gesture, suggestion, manifestation, wave, symbol, symptom

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Historical Examples of foretoken

Small numbers are not a sign of weakness and do not foretoken defeat.
The Bible Period by Period
Josiah Blake Tidwell
What 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 Circle

British Dictionary definitions for foretoken

foretoken

noun (ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən)

a sign of a future event

verb (fɔːˈtəʊkən)

(tr) to foreshadow

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