foretoken
3 synonyms for foretoken, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A sign that warns you something is about to happen.
Synonyms
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Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
augury
preindication
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English foretokne, fortacne, from Old English foretācn, foretācen (“foretoken, presage, prognostic, prodigy, sign, wonder”), formed from fore- and token. It is cognate with Dutch voorteken, German Low German Vörteken and German Vorzeichen.
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