“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
FORESHADOW
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen; “These signs bode bad news”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
foreshadow (third-person singular simple present foreshadows, present participle foreshadowing, simple past and past participle foreshadowed)
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*shad"ow, v. t.
Definition: To shadow or typi Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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