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noun
1.
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
2.
threatening or disquieting significance: an occurrence of dire portent.
3.
a prodigy or marvel.
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Portent
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example Sentences
- The entire film is shot through with a sense of gravity and portent.
- The composition of the committee turned out to be a portent of things to come.
- Their arrival coincides with an earthquake, which shatters the city and offers an ominous portent for their mission.
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Word Origin & History
portent
1560s, from M.Fr. portente, from L. portentum "a sign, omen," from neut. of portentus, pp. of portendre (see portend).
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