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premonition(dictionary)

premonition (iou)



premonition noun. M16.
[French premonition or late Latin praemonitio(n-), from Latin praemonit- pa. ppl stem of praemonere: see PREMONISH, -ITION. Cf. PREMUNITION.]
The action of warning in advance; an advance notification or warning. Now usu., a presentiment, esp. of something bad.
D. Cecil A chilling premonition of death began to steal into his heart. H. Robbins She had a sudden premonition that something was wrong.