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prediction vs foreshadowing

foreshadowing vs prediction

prediction and foreshadowing both are nouns.

prediction is not an adjective while foreshadowing is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prediction Yes No No No
foreshadowing Yes Yes No No
As nouns, foreshadowing is a hyponym of prediction; that is, foreshadowing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prediction:
  • prediction: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
  • foreshadowing: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
Other hyponyms of prediction include projection, prognostication, prophecy, vaticination, adumbration, prefiguration.
prediction (noun) foreshadowing (noun)
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
a statement made about the future
prediction (adjective) foreshadowing (adjective)
indistinctly prophetic
Difference between prediction and foreshadowing

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