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foretoken definition

fore·to·ken (fôr′tō′kən; for v. fôr tō′kən)

noun

a prophetic sign; omen; prognostic

Etymology: ME foretokne < OE foretacn: see fore- & token

transitive verb

to be a prophetic sign or omen of; foreshadow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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