obnounce

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)]

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  • obnounce — ob·nounce …   English syllables

  • 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

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