foreshowing

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From foreshow +‎ -ing.

Verb

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foreshowing

  1. present participle and gerund of foreshow

Etymology 2

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From Middle English forshowyng, forshewyng, foresceuing, foresceawunge, from Old English foresċēawung, equivalent to foreshow +‎ -ing.

Noun

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foreshowing (countable and uncountable, plural foreshowings)

  1. The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
    foreshowings and prophecies