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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

事前警告

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jizen keikoku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Forewarning/ˈfɔːrˌwɔːr.nɪŋ/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その悲劇的な出来事には多くの事前警告があった。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A warning or notice given in advance of a possible danger, problem, or unfortunate event.

    "The sudden drop in atmospheric pressure served as a grim forewarning of the incoming hurricane."
  2. 2

    Prior notification or preparation regarding future outcomes.

    "Without any forewarning, the company announced massive layoffs on Friday afternoon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, combining the prefix 'fore-' (before, ahead of time) from Old English 'fore' with 'warnian' (to take heed, guard against) from Proto-Germanic *warnōjaną. Over centuries, the term has evolved from general advice to cautious preparation into a specific announcement or sign given in advance of danger, disaster, or misfortune.

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