noun
foretale
Foretale (noun) means a narrative that introduces a longer work, a prologue, or an earlier account of events already told.
noun
1
A narrative that introduces a longer work, a prologue, or an earlier account of events already told.
"The final foretale is a story of magical transformation with comic undertones, explaining how the two great bulls, the Brown and the Whitehorned, came to be."
— Maureen O'Rourke Murphy, James MacKillop (2006)
"“Dam Joy told me that after Gormaak recited the Centauri tale of the Black and White, Fro Clear recalled an obscure foretale told to him by his grandam."
— Patricia Crommett, The Song of the Faery (2011)
"Filled with these foretales of gloom, I climbed back up the cliff with Yates to the Nissen hut to join him and Stagg for examination of the incoming Friday charts."
— Giles Foden, Turbulence (2011)
2
A description of something before it happens; a prediction.
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Etymology
Formed from fore- and tale; compare foretell.
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What is the meaning of foretale?
"foretale" (noun) means a narrative that introduces a longer work, a prologue, or an earlier account of events already told.
What are the different meanings of foretale?
"foretale" has 2 main meanings: 1. A narrative that introduces a longer work, a prologue, or an earlier account of events already told; 2. A description of something before it happens; a prediction.
