foreshadowing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
  2. verb indicate by signs
  3. adjective indistinctly prophetic

Etymology

From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

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Synonyms

prefiguration, adumbration

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