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bodement

[ bohd-muhnt ]
/ ˈboʊd mənt /
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noun

a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
a prophecy or prediction.

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Origin of bodement

First recorded in 1595–1605; bode1 + -ment

Words nearby bodement

bodacious, Bodansky unit, Bodanzky, bode, bodega, bodement, Bodenheim, Bodensee, Bode's law, bodge, bodger
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Words related to bodement

premonition, harbinger, indication, portent, omen, prophecy, auspice, prognostic, straw, foreboding, augury, warning, prognostication, presage, foretoken, boding, hunch, sign, threat, caution

Example sentences from the Web for bodement

  • As they recovered from the effects of his bodement, the people left the theatre, their minds full of indefinite dread.

    The Fair God|Lew Wallace

  • That clinging mist seemed of evil bodement for our expedition.

    The Roof of France|Matilda Betham-Edwards

  • Upon the whole he was not without a bodement that it would be folly to press on.

    The Well-Beloved|Thomas Hardy
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