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English adjective: foreshadowing

1. foreshadowing indistinctly prophetic


Synonymsadumbrative, prefigurative


Similarprophetic, prophetical


Antonymsunprophetic


English noun: foreshadowing

1. foreshadowing (cognition) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand


Synonymsadumbration, prefiguration


Broader (hypernym)anticipation, prediction, prevision









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