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Added 9 October 2026

presage

/ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/ noun

In Latin: ōminor Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about presage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A warning of a future event; an omen.
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.

verb

To predict or foretell something.
To make a prediction.
To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.

Origin

From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium.

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