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premonitory

[pri-mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

adjective

giving premonition; serving to warn beforehand.

Origin:
1640–50; < Late Latin praemonitōrius. See pre-, monitory

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premonition (ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən)

—n
1.	an intuition of a future, usually unwelcome, occurrence; foreboding
2.	an early warning of a future event; forewarning

[C16: from Late Latin praemonitiō, from Latin praemonēre to admonish beforehand, from prae before + monēre to warn, advise]

premonitory

—*adj*

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