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portent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portend? (“I predict, I foretell”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??t?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??t?nt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po(?)?t?nt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po?t?nt/
Noun
portent (plural portents)
- Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
- A portending; significance
- Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:omen
Related terms
- portend
- portentous
Translations
References
Anagrams
- torpent
French
Pronunciation
Verb
portent
- third-person plural present indicative of porter
- third-person plural present subjunctive of porter
Latin
Verb
portent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of port?
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forerunner
English
Etymology
From Middle English forrenner, foreriner. Calque of Latin praecursor (“one who runs before, a forerunner”). Equivalent to fore- +? runner and/or forerun +? -er.
Noun
forerunner (plural forerunners)
- A runner at the front or ahead.
- (sports) By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
- A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
- Bakelite is a forerunner of today's plastics.
- (philately) A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.
Translations
References
- Middle English Dictionary
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