foreshadowing
fo·res·ha·dowing
noun
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the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
adjective
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Origin
From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).
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