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presage

/pˈɹesɪdʒ/PREH-sij
/pˈɹɛsɪdʒ/PREH-sij

Meaninga presage

Common meaning: sign of a future event

Journey through time

  1. Latinpraesagium‘a presage’source
  2. Old Frenchpresage‘a presage, divining’source
  3. Englishpresage‘sign of a future event’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin praesagium ‘a presage’.

Roots

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