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portent

por·tent [ páwr tènt ] (plural por·tents)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. omen: an indication that something, often something unpleasant, is going to happen

2. significance: ominous or prophetic significance

3. marvel: a wonderful or marvelous thing ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin portentum< portendere (see portend)]
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