Meaning portent
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portent(n.) an omen (When a black cat crossed my sister’s path while she was walking to school, she took it as a portent that she would do badly on her spelling test.)
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portent1560s, from Middle French portente, from Latin portentum "a sign, token, omen; monster, monstrosity," noun use of neuter of portentus, past participle of portendre (see portend).
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portentn. Anything that indicates what is to happen.
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portent(n) a sign of something about to happen
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portentprodigium
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portent
Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
A portending; significance; as, a howl of dire portent.
Something regarded as portentous; a mar [..]
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