Dictionary
o•men
Pronunciation: (ō'mun), [key]—
n.
1. anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
2. a prognostic.
3. prophetic significance; presage:
a bird of ill omen.
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v.t.
1. to be an omen of; portend.
2. to divine, as if from omens.
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