PREMONITION


Meaning of PREMONITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprē-mə-ˈni-shən, ˌpre- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English premunition, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin premunition-, premunitio, alteration of Late Latin praemonitio, from Latin praemonēre to warn in advance, from prae- + monēre to warn — more at mind

Date: 15th century

1. : previous notice or warning : forewarning

2. : anticipation of an event without conscious reason : presentiment

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.