Pronunciations (3)
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/pɹəˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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/pɹɪˈmɒnɪtəɹi/
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- UK
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/pɹɪˈmɒnɪtɹi/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Adjective
Serving as a warning or premonition.
Usage- not-comparable
- Examples
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[…] the captain was plainly too much for the branch, which was drooping toward the water, and emitting sounds premonitory of a smash.
More examples (1)
Many conditions formerly thought to be purely functional are now known as premonitory evidences of organic disease, and the prognosis must be guarded accordingly.
Adjective
warning of future misfortune
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