/ ˈəʊmən; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ noun
omen (for sth) a sign of what is going to happen in the future
SYN portent :
a good / bad omen
an omen of death / disaster
The omens for their future success are not good.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin .
OMEN
Meaning of OMEN in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005