foreshadowing
Synonym of foreshadowSynonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.
Vorahnung
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- the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
Translations
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Origin
From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, aFrom foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).
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Forms
plural: foreshadowings| Singular | foreshadowing |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand:prefigurationadumbration
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable