"foretale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foretales [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + tale; compare foretell. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|tale}} fore- + tale Head templates: {{en-noun}} foretale (plural foretales)
  1. An account or telling given as an introduction to a larger body of work; prologue; a prior or previous recollection or account of events
    Sense id: en-foretale-en-noun-r7Kd1rRu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 50 50
  2. An account given in advance; prediction Synonyms (prediction): foretelling
    Sense id: en-foretale-en-noun-1Sg9UgNQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'prediction': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forespeech (alt: prologue), foretalk, foreword, prediction Related terms: foretell

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1995, Alice Kane, Sean Kane, The Dreamer Awakes:",
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          "ref": "2011, Patricia Crommett, The Song of the Faery:",
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          "ref": "2011, Giles Foden, Turbulence:",
          "text": "Filled with these foretales of gloom, I climbed back up the cliff with Yates to the Nissen hut to join him and Stagg for examination of the incoming Friday charts.",
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