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[syn: augury, sign, foretoken, preindication]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foretoken \Fore*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretokened; p.
pr. & vb. n. Foretokening.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore +
t[=a]cnian.]
To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.
[1913 Webster]
Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.
--Daniel.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foretoken \Fore"to`ken\, n. [AS. foret[=a]cen. See Token.]
Prognostic; previous omen. --Sir P. Sidney.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
foretoken
n 1: an event that is experienced as indicating important things
to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from
God" [syn: augury, sign, foretoken, preindication]