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Portent

//ˈpɔɹtənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.

    "It was a portent of things to come."

  2. 2
    a sign of something about to happen wordnet
  3. 3
    A portending; significance

    "a howl of dire portent"

  4. 4
    Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“I predict, I foretell”).

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