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Flashforward

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

    "This "Lone Ranger" begins and ends in a flash-forward, with an elderly Tonto installed in a carnival diorama behind a sign that reads "The Noble Savage.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To use this dramatic device.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of flashback + forward.

Etymology 2

Blend of flashback + forward.

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