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pre⋅mo⋅ni⋅tion
[pree-muh-nish-uh
n, prem-uh-] 
–noun
| 1. | a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger. |
| 2. | a forewarning. |
Origin:
1425–75; late ME premunicioun (cf. praemunire ) < LL praemonitiōn- (s. of praemonitiō) forewarning. See pre-, monition
1425–75; late ME premunicioun (cf. praemunire ) < LL praemonitiōn- (s. of praemonitiō) forewarning. See pre-, monition
Synonyms:
1. foreboding, portent, omen, sign.
1. foreboding, portent, omen, sign.
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| pre·mo·ni·tion (prē'mə-nĭsh'ən, prěm'ə-) n.
[Late Latin praemonitiō, praemonitiōn-, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemonēre, to forewarn : prae-, pre- + monēre, to warn; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.] pre·mon'i·to'ri·ly (-mŏn'ĭ-tôr'ə-lē, -tōr'-) adv., pre·mon'i·to'ry adj. |
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Premonition
Pre`mo*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemonitio. See Premonish.] Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a premonition of danger.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : premonition
Spanish:
premonición,
German:
die Vorahnung,
Japanese:
予感
premonition
1456, from Anglo-Fr. premunition, from L.L. præmonitionem (nom. præmonitio) "a forewarning," from L. præmonitius, pp. of præmonere "forewarn," from præ- "before" + monere "to warn" (see monitor).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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