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premonitory

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pre·mo·ni·tion  (prm-nshn, prm-)
n.
1. A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.
2. A warning in advance; a forewarning.
[Late Latin praemoniti, praemonitin-, from Latin praemonitus, past participle of praemonre, to forewarn : prae-, pre- + monre, to warn; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
pre·moni·tori·ly (-mn-tôr-l, -tr-) adv.
pre·moni·tory adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.premonitory - warning of future misfortune
precursory
prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
Translations
premonitory [prɪˈmɒnɪtərɪ] ADJ (frm) → premonitorio
premonitory
adj → warnend
premonitory [prɪˈmɒnɪtərɪ] adj (frm) → premonitore/trice
premonitory [prɪˈmɒnɪtərɪ] adj (frm) → premonitore/trice


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At last, upon a pledge that each should apply to his family with a common frankness, this convention of unhappy young asses broke up, went down the common stair, and in the grey of the spring morning, with the streets lying dead empty all about them, the lamps burning on into the daylight in diminished lustre, and the birds beginning to sound premonitory notes from the groves of the town gardens, went each his own way with bowed head and echoing footfall.
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