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Portent
Por*tent"\ (?; 277), n. [L. portentum. See Portend.] That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. --Shak. My loss by dire portents the god foretold. --Dryden.
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Language Translation for : portent
Spanish:
presagio, augurio,
German:
das Vorzeichen,
Japanese:
前兆
portent
1563, from M.Fr. portente, from L. portentum "a sign, omen," from neut. of portentus, pp. of portendre (see portend). Portentous is recorded from c.1540.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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