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Portent
ˈpɔːtɛnt
Portent definitions
noun
portent
portents
- a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen
"many birds are regarded as being portents of death"
omen sign indication presage warning forewarning harbinger augury signal promise threat menace ill omen forecast prediction prognostication prophecy straw in the wind writing on the wall hint auspice- future significance
"an omen of grave portent for the tribe"
- an exceptional or wonderful person or thing
"what portent can be greater than a pious notary?"