Premonition Definition
prĕmə-nĭshən, prēmə-
premonitions
noun
premonitions
A warning in advance; a forewarning.
Webster's New World
A feeling that something, esp. something bad, will happen; foreboding; presentiment.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Premonition
Noun
Singular:
premonition
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premonitionsOrigin of Premonition
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Mid 15th century, from Anglo-Norman premunition, from Late Latin praemonitionem (“a forewarning"), form of praemonitio, from Latin praemonitius, form of praemoneō, from prae (“before") (English pre-) + monere (“to warn") (from which English monitor).
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin praemonitiō praemonitiōn- from Latin praemonitus past participle of praemonēre to forewarn prae- pre- monēre to warn men-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Compare Germanic foretelling, forewarning.
From Wiktionary
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