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omen (n.)

"casual event or occurrence supposed to portend good or evil," 1580s, from Latin omen "foreboding, augury," according to Varro from Old Latin osmen; a word of unknown origin.

omen (v.)

"to give indication of the future," 1775, from omen (n.). Related: Omened. The Latin verb ominari meant "to know or tell from omens, to predict."

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Definitions of omen from WordNet
1
omen (v.)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen;
2
omen (n.)
a sign of something about to happen;
he looked for an omen before going into battle
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