Portent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɔːrtent|  American pronunciation of the word portent
Brit.  |ˈpɔːtent|  British pronunciation of the word portent

noun

- a sign of something about to happen (syn: omen, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication)

Extra examples

...a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm...

...a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world...

Some people believe the raven is a portent of death.

Word forms

noun
singular: portent
plural: portents
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