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omen

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Noun

a sign of something about to happen
- he looked for an omen before going into battle

Verb

indicate by signs
- These signs bode bad news

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Synonyms:
portent presage prognostic prognostication prodigy

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "omen":
omani on one own ohm omaha oman omen omiya oni more...
Words contain "omen":
abdomen acoustic phenomenon agnomen angular momentum arctostaphylos tomentosa atmospheric phenomenon burdensomeness bursa omentalis carya tomentosa cerastium tomentosum more...
Words contain "omen" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
omen portent auspice death knell prognostication prognostic prodigy augur foreboding presage

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