Foretale
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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
"The first three paragraphs of the translation are a condensed paraphrase of the first foretale, which tells of the birth of Aengus and how he obtains Etain for Midir by clearing twelve plains and creating twelve rivers (only nine are named in the story) [...]"
- 2 An account given in advance; prediction
"One can gain further insight by looking at what “foretales/ prophecies” are, and how they are made. It is interesting to consider the very terms themselves, and their evolution through time."
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More examples"The first three paragraphs of the translation are a condensed paraphrase of the first foretale, which tells of the birth of Aengus and how he obtains Etain for Midir by clearing twelve plains and creating twelve rivers (only nine are named in the story) [...]"
Etymology
From fore- + tale; compare foretell.
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