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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining. archaic

   "We want no half gods, Panomphæan Joves."

Synonyms

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auguralpropheticpythonic

Example

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"We want no half gods, Panomphæan Joves."

Etymology

From Latin panomphaeus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πανομφαῖος (panomphaîos).

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