por·tent (pôrtnt, pr-)
n.
1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.
2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent.
3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.
[Latin portentum, from neuter past participle of portendere, to portend; see portend.]
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