OMEN


Meaning of OMEN in English

n. & v.

n. 1 an occurrence or object regarded as portending good or evil. 2 prophetic significance (of good omen).

v.tr. (usu. in passive) portend; foreshow. omened adj. (also in comb.).

[ L omen ominis ]

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