flashforward
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flashforward
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noun flashforwards · flash-forward
- 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."
verb flashforwards · flashforwarding · flashforwarded · flash-forward
- To use this dramatic device.
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noun dramatic device
| Français | flashforward |
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| Deutsch | Vorausblende |
Talk about this word "flashforward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flashforward. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flashforward. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flashforward "flashforward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flashforward.Cite this
@misc{flashforward_2026,
title = {flashforward},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flashforward},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
