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   her·ald

   /ˈherəld/

   noun

   • 1. an official messenger bringing news.
   • 2. a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen: "they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring" Similar harbingersignindicatorindicationsignalpreludeportentomenauguryforewarningpresageannouncerforerunnerprecursormessengerusheravant-courierliterary:foretoken
   • 3. an official employed to oversee state ceremony, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and to make proclamations, carry ceremonial messages, and oversee tournaments. historical Similar messengercourierbearer of tidingsproclaimerannouncercriertown crier

   verb

   • 1. be a sign that (something) is about to happen: "the speech heralded a change in policy" Similar signalindicateannouncepoint tospellpresageaugurportendpromiseprefigureforeshadowforetellusher inshow inpave the way foropen the way forbe a harbinger ofbe a forerunnerbe a precursor ofprecedecome beforerare:forebodeforetokenbetokenharbinger
   • ▪ acclaim: "the band has been heralded as the industrial supergroup of the '90s"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French herault (noun), herauder (verb), of Germanic origin.

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