preindication
- noun
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preindicación
- The dark clouds were seen as a preindication of the approaching storm.
Examples
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Some investors look for any preindication of market shifts to adjust their strategies.
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Her sudden silence struck him as a troubling preindication of future difficulties.
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A sudden chill can be a preindication of rain.
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The dark clouds were a clear preindication that rain was coming.
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The dark clouds were seen as a preindication of the approaching storm.
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Her sudden silence struck him as a troubling preindication of future difficulties.
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The dark clouds were a clear preindication that rain was coming.
Synonyms
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3.2
An event that shows something is happening or will happen
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4.9
A sign or event that people think shows what will happen next
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1.6
Something that shows there may be danger or a problem
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8.7
A sign that something important, often bad, will happen
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9.9
A sign people use to guess what will happen
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8.7
A sign or feeling that something bad will happen
A sign that something will happen in the future
An event or example that shows what will happen later
A sign or early example that shows what will happen later
Surface Forms
Morphology
preindication = indication (transparent) = pre + indic + ate + ion
The meaning is a straightforward extension of 'indication' with 'pre-' meaning beforehand or in advance.
Etymology
Preindication is made of pre- meaning 'before' and indication meaning 'a sign'. So it refers to an early sign that something important will happen, like dark clouds that warn of a coming storm.