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omen

UK/ˈəʊ̯mən/ US/ˈɵ̞ʊ̯mən/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a sign of something about to happen

  • “he looked for an omen before going into battle”
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verb

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Origin

From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).

Phrases

  • absit omen
  • bird of ill omen
  • stars are aligned

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