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omen

The correct spelling is omen.

How to pronounce omen

/ˈəʊmən/
noun

IPA: /ˈəʊmən/

Say it like: Ome-n

The correct spelling is omen. Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. For example: "a rise in imports might be an omen of economic recovery"

Usage Examples

a rise in imports might be an omen of economic recovery

a sign of ill omen

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
  2. 2.A thing of prophetic significance.

verb

  1. 1.To be an omen of.
  2. 2.To divine or predict from omens.

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