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premonition

English

Alternative forms

  • præmonition (archaic)

Etymology

Mid 15th century, from Anglo-Norman premunition, from Ecclesiastical Latin praemoniti?nem (a forewarning), form of praemoniti?, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemone?, from prae (before) (English pre-) + mone? (to warn) (from which English monitor).

Compare Germanic forewarning.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pr?m'?-, pr?'m?-n?sh??n
  • Rhymes: -???n

Noun

premonition (plural premonitions)

  1. A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.
    Synonym: vision
  2. A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).
    Synonyms: bad feeling, foreboding, gut feeling, hunch, (informal) second sight

Derived terms

  • premonitory

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designation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio.Morphologically designate +? -ion

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?z???ne???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

  1. An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
  2. Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.
  3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
  4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

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Further reading

  • designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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