"flashforward" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flashforwards [plural]
Etymology: Blend of flashback + forward Etymology templates: {{blend|en|flashback|forward}} Blend of flashback + forward Head templates: {{en-noun}} flashforward (plural flashforwards)
  1. (authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative. Translations (dramatic device): etuuma (Finnish), flashforward [masculine] (French), Vorausblende [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-flashforward-en-noun-6iUHlp4f Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 71 29 Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flash-forward

Verb

Forms: flashforwards [present, singular, third-person], flashforwarding [participle, present], flashforwarded [participle, past], flashforwarded [past]
Etymology: Blend of flashback + forward Etymology templates: {{blend|en|flashback|forward}} Blend of flashback + forward Head templates: {{en-verb}} flashforward (third-person singular simple present flashforwards, present participle flashforwarding, simple past and past participle flashforwarded)
  1. To use this dramatic device. Related terms: flashback
    Sense id: en-flashforward-en-verb-UoaqTDtf Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flash-forward

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for flashforward meaning in English (3.3kB)

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