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obnounce
[ ob-nouns ]
/ ɒbˈnaʊns /
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verb (used without object), ob·nounced, ob·nounc·ing.
(in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.
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Origin of obnounce
1735–45; <Latin obnūntiāre, equivalent to ob-ob- + nūntiāre to tell (nūnti(us) messenger + -āre infinitive suffix)
Words nearby obnounce
oblivious, oblong, oblongata, obloquy, obmutescence, obnounce, obnoxious, obnubilate, oboe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore
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