noun
- A sign of something about to happen.
- usage: "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
- synonyms: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prodigy
- A statement made about the future.
- synonyms: prediction, foretelling, forecasting
- Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source. ).
- synonyms: prophecy, vaticination
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