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FORETOKEN
augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
(noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; “he hoped it was an augury”; “it was a sign from God”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
foretoken (plural foretokens)
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment.
Etymology 2
Verb
foretoken (third-person singular simple present foretokens, present participle foretokening, simple past and past participle foretokened)
(transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore"to`ken, n. Etym: [AS. foretacen. See Token.]
Definition: Prognostic; previous omen. Sir P. Sidney.
Fore*to"ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretokened; p. pr. & vb. n. Foretokening.] Etym: [AS. foretacnian; fore + tacnian.]
Definition: To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood. Daniel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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