A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil

• augury

  1. The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
  2. An omen; portent; indication
  3. A sign of something coming; an omen:

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  1. The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
  2. An omen; portent; indication
  3. A sign of something coming; an omen:

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• forerunner

  1. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
  2. A sign that tells or warns of something to follow; prognostic
  3. A warning sign or symptom.

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  1. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
  2. A sign that tells or warns of something to follow; prognostic
  3. A warning sign or symptom.

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• foretoken

  1. A prophetic sign; omen; prognostic

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  1. A prophetic sign; omen; prognostic

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• omen

  1. Prognostication; portent:
  2. A thing or happening believed to foretell a future event, either good or evil; augury

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  1. Prognostication; portent:
  2. A thing or happening believed to foretell a future event, either good or evil; augury

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• prefigurement

  1. That which is prefigured.
  2. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration.
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. That which is prefigured.
  2. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration.
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• presage

  1. Prophetic significance or meaning.
  2. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur; a presentiment.
  3. A sign or warning of a future event; omen; portent; augury

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  1. Prophetic significance or meaning.
  2. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur; a presentiment.
  3. A sign or warning of a future event; omen; portent; augury

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• prognostic

  1. A sign or indication of things to come; omen
  2. A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.
  3. A sign of a future happening; a portent.

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  1. A sign or indication of things to come; omen
  2. A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.
  3. A sign of a future happening; a portent.

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• prognostication

  1. A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.

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  1. A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.

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• sign

  1. Sign language.
  2. A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command:
  3. Sign of the zodiac

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  1. Sign language.
  2. A posted notice bearing a designation, direction, or command:
  3. Sign of the zodiac

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