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foreshadowing meaning and definition
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Definition of foreshadowing (noun)
- A hint or clue given in a story about what might happen later.
- The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.
- "The eerie music was foreshadowing that something scary was about to happen."
- "The author uses foreshadowing to prepare the reader for the story's ending."
- synonyms: adumbration, prefiguration
FORESHADOWING adjective
Definition of foreshadowing (adjective)
- indistinctly prophetic
- synonyms: adumbrative, prefigurative
Source: Princeton University Wordnet