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flashforward en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of flashback + forward.

Meanings

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." 2013, “Depp’s Tonto: an upgrade on a stereotype or just an updated stereotype?”, in The Washington Post:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
flashforwards	Number=Plur		lexicographic
flash-forward		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (3)

fr flashforward (dramatic device) · fi etuuma (dramatic device) · de Vorausblende (dramatic device)

flashforward en · VERB

Etymology

Blend of flashback + forward.

Meanings

1. To use this dramatic device.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
flashforwards	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
flashforwarded	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
flashforwarded	Tense=Past		lexicographic
flash-forward		alternative	lexicographic
flashforwarding	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Relateds

flashback