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foreshadow

v.
US //fɔɹˈʃædoʊ// UK //fɔːʃˈædəʊ// fore·shad·ow Archaic
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Origin

The verb is derived from fore- (prefix meaning ‘before with respect to time, earlier’) + shadow (“to shade, cloud, or darken”, verb). The noun is derived from fore- + shadow (“faint and imperfect representation”, noun), probably modelled after the verb which is attested earlier.

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