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English noun: portent

1. portent (event) a sign of something about to happen


SamplesHe looked for an omen before going into battle.


Synonymsomen, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication


Broader (hypernym)augury, foretoken, preindication, sign


Narrower (hyponym)auspice, death knell, foreboding









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