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omen
1. n. Something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding.
the ghost's appearance was an ill omen
a rise in imports might be an omen of economic recovery
the egg has, during the span of history, represented mystery, magic, medicine, food and omen
2. n. prophetic significance
a sign of ill omen
3. v. To be an omen of.
4. v. (intransitive) To divine or predict from omens.

Example Sentences

Well, that is a good omen.

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