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foreshadowing

noun SAT

English meaning
Hints in a story about what will happen later.
Example
The cracked mirror in the first scene is foreshadowing of the family’s breakdown.
Word family
foreshadow

Translation

  • 한국어복선, 전조
  • 中文伏笔
  • 日本語伏線
  • ไทยการบอกเหตุล่วงหน้า
  • Bahasa Indonesiapertanda
  • Tiếng Việtđiềm báo trước
  • Русскийпредвосхищение
  • हिन्दीपूर्वाभास

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