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| por·tent [ páwr tènt ] (plural por·tents) |
noun |
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1. omen: an indication that something, often something unpleasant, is going to happen
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2. significance: ominous or prophetic significance
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3. marvel: a wonderful or marvelous thing
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formal
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin portentum< portendere (see portend)] |
