foreshowing
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]foreshowing
- present participle and gerund of foreshow
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English forshowyng, forshewyng, foresceuing, foresceawunge, from Old English foresċēawung, equivalent to foreshow + -ing.
Noun
[edit]foreshowing (countable and uncountable, plural foreshowings)
- The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
- foreshowings and prophecies
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