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bird of evil omen. [Chinese Folklore: Jobes, 388] See: Omen

Sign or augury believed to foreshadow the future. Almost any occurrence can be interpreted as an omen. The typical omen was a natural phenomenon, such as a meteor, an eclipse, or the flight of birds. Among the Greeks and Romans the interpretation of omens was a major part of religious life and required trained priests, such as the Roman ...

... latin) bonum omen - A good omen

... latin) absit omen - let an omen be absent

p.pr.&vb.n.) of Omen...