foretoken

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

Etymology

From Middle English foretokne, fortacne, from Old English foretācn, foretācen (“foretoken, presage, prognostic, prodigy, sign, wonder”), equivalent to fore- + token. Cognate with Dutch voorteken, German Low German Vörteken, German Vorzeichen.

In classic literature

Synonyms

augury, sign, preindication

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