OMEN


Meaning of OMEN in English

/ 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 .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.