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foreshadowing

[ fawr-shad-oh-ing ]

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noun

an indication of something that will happen in the future, often used as a literary device to hint at or allude to future plot developments:
The gothic novel uses foreshadowing to build suspense.

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First recorded in 1845–50; foreshadow ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

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