foretoken

tr.v., -kened, -ken·ing, -kens.
To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.

n. (fôr'tō'kən, fōr'-)
An advance sign; a warning.

verb

To give an indication of something in advance: adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate. See foresight, show/hide.

noun

A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil: augury, forerunner, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign. Idioms: writinghandwritingon the wall. See foresight, warn/invite.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
  Synonyms: augury, sign, preindication

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