Definition of presage
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
2
: an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future
4
: warning or indication of the future
presage
verb
presaged; presaging
Definition of presage (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make or utter a prediction
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The first known use of presage was in the 14th century
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