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Meaning of flashforward | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

Equivalents

Deutsch Vorausblende

Suomi etuuma

Français flashforward

Examples

“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."”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

flashgun Flashier Flashiest Flashily Flashiness Flashing