obnounce

obnounce
\\ ̷ ̷ˈnau̇n(t)s\ intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin obnunciare, obnuntiare, literally, to announce, from ob- to, toward + nunciare, nuntiare to report, relate — more at nunciature
: to tell of an ill omen

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • obnounce — /ob nowns /, v.i., obnounced, obnouncing. (in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen. [1735 45; < L obnuntiare, equiv. to ob OB + nuntiare to tell (nunti(us) messenger + are inf. suffix)] * * * …   Universalium

  • obnounce — ob·nounce …   English syllables

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