PORTENT


Meaning of PORTENT in English

[ 'pɔ:tɛnt , -t(ə)nt ]

■ noun

1》 a sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen.

↘future significance.

2》 literary an exceptional or wonderful person or thing.

Origin

C16: from L. ~um 'omen, token'.

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