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portent

noun
/ˈpɔɹtənt//ˈpɔːtɛnt/UK/ˈpɔɹtɛnt/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).

  1. borrowed from portentum

Definitions

  1. Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event

    Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.

    • It was a portent of things to come.

  2. A portending

    A portending; significance

    • a howl of dire portent

  3. Something regarded as portentous

    Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.

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Derived

portentive

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at portent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at portent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at portent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA