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premonitory

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pre⋅mon⋅i⋅to⋅ry

  [pri-mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–adjective
giving premonition; serving to warn beforehand.
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Origin:
1640–50; < LL praemonitōrius. See pre-, monitory
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pre·mo·ni·tion   (prē'mə-nĭsh'ən, prěm'ə-)   
n.  

  1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.

  2. A warning in advance; a forewarning.


[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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pre·mon·i·to·ry
Pronunciation: pri-'män-&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: adjective
: giving warning premonitory symptom> <premonitory aura in epilepsy>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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