Dic: portent

noun. (cf. portend: verb)

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1. a sign or indication of a future event, esp a momentous or calamitous one; omen
2. momentous or ominous significance: ex) a cry of dire portent 
3. a miraculous occurrence; marvel

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1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.
2. Prophetic or threatening significance: ex) signs full of portent.
3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy

.... COLLINS, The American Heritage

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