premonitory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɹəˈmɑnɪˌtɔɹi/ (US)
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- /pɹɪˈmɒnɪtəɹi/ (UK)
- /pɹɪˈmɒnɪtɹi/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin praemoni(tus) Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin praemonitōriusbor. English premonitory Borrowed from Latin praemonitōrius.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Serving as a warning or premonition.
Many conditions formerly thought to be purely functional are now known as premonitory evidences of organic disease, and the prognosis must be guarded accordingly.
1928 December 15, Frank J. Hirschboeck, “Treatment of Functional Heart Disease”, in The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 91, number 24, →DOI, page 1856:[…] the captain was plainly too much for the branch, which was drooping toward the water, and emitting sounds premonitory of a smash.
1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
Deriveds
premonitory urge · premonitorily
Translations (6)
und premonitory. (serving as warning) · fi varoittava (serving as warning) · es premonitorio (serving as warning) · nl waarschuwend (serving as warning) · fr prémonitoire (serving as warning) · bg предупредителен (serving as warning)