foreshadowing

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Synonyms: foreshowing, foreshadowings

Antonyms: foreshowing, foreshadowings

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Noun

1. {{synonym of|en|foreshadow|t=a [[suggestion]] of something [[in advance]]}}; specifically {{lb|en|usually|uncountable|literature|narratology}}, a [[literary device]] whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|foreshadow||ing-form}}

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