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   Omen , n. [L. omen, the original form being osmen, according to Varro.] An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.
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   Bid go with evil omen, and the brand
   Of infamy upon my name.
   Milton.
   
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   Omen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Omened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Omening.] To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.
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   The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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