presage

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presage[1,noun] presage[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹pres·age
Pronunciation: 'pre-sij, also pri-'sAj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praesagium, from praesagus having a foreboding, from prae- + sagus prophetic -- more at SEEK
1 : something that foreshadows or portends a future event : OMEN
2 : an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future
3 archaic : PROGNOSTICATION
4 : warning or indication of the future
- pre·sage·ful /pri-'sAj-f&l/ adjective