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ennakointi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • foreshadowing noun A technique in storytelling in which a writer plants hints early on about something that will happen later, so the eventual event feels prepared for rather than random.
  • forethought noun Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.

Senses

ennakointi is used for these senses in English:

  • foreshadowing (literature, usually, uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
  • forethought Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
  • forethought Anticipation.

foreshadowing — full definition

  1. noun A technique in storytelling in which a writer plants hints early on about something that will happen later, so the eventual event feels prepared for rather than random.
  2. verb Present participle of foreshadow: to be an early sign of something that is going to happen.

forethought — full definition

  1. noun Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
  2. noun Anticipation.
  3. noun Provident care; prudence.

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