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omening

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An omen or harbinger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 5 July, 1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge letter to Mr. Poole However, as I am doing nothing, and in the prospect of doing nothing settled, I was afraid to give way to the omenings of my heart; and accordingly I accepted his proposal [...]

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verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of omen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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