n.
Pronunciation: ' pre-sij, also pri- ' s ā j
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praesagium, from praesagus having a foreboding, from prae- + sagus prophetic ― more at SEEK
Date: 14th century
1 : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : OMEN
2 : an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future
3 archaic : PROGNOSTICATION
4 : warning or indication of the future
– pre · sage · ful \ pri- ' s ā j-f ə l \ adjective