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FOREWARNING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does forewarning mean?
• FOREWARNING (noun)
The noun FOREWARNING has 1 sense:
1. an early warning about a future event
Familiarity information: FOREWARNING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An early warning about a future event
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
forewarning; premonition
Hypernyms ("forewarning" is a kind of...):
warning (a message informing of danger)
Derivation:
forewarn (warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning)
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