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foretoken

noun

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.

  1. inherited from foretācn
  2. inherited from foretokne

Definitions

  1. A prognostic

    A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.

  2. To betoken beforehand

    To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for foretoken. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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