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premonition


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Definition of premonition

noun

  • a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant:he had a premonition of imminent disaster

Derivatives

premonitory


adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'advance warning'): from French prémonition, from late Latin praemonitio(n-), from Latin praemonere, from prae 'before' + monere 'warn'

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