obnounce

[ ob-nouns ]
/ ɒbˈnaʊns /

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 d'amore, oboe d'amour
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