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o·men  (mn)
n.
1. A phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil; a prophetic sign.
2. Prognostication; portent: birds of ill omen.
tr.v. o·mened, o·men·ing, o·mens
To be a prophetic sign of; portend.
[Latin men.]
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To his critics, he said, "Although the project of employing convicts in the manufacture of iron has, from its first suggestions, been assailed by various and repeated predictions of failure; every step in its progress thus far has been attended with entire success; and many of the ill omened predictions have already proved to be utterly without foundation.
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