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Word: Herald
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French herault (noun), herauder (verb), of Germanic origin
ˈhɛrəld
an official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments.
Short Definition:official overseeing state ceremonial
a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen
Short Definition:sign that something will happen
Examples:- they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring
a brown moth with dull orange markings, often hibernating in houses and old buildings.
Short Definition:brown moth
Word: Herald
Speech Type: Verb
ˈhɛrəld
be a sign that (something) is about to happen
Short Definition:be sign of
Examples:- the speech heralded a change in policy
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