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obnounce

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[ob-nouns] / ɒbˈnaʊns /

verb (used without object)

obnounced, obnouncing

  1. (in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.

Etymology

Origin of obnounce

1735–45; < Latin obnūntiāre, equivalent to ob- ob- + nūntiāre to tell ( nūnti ( us ) messenger + -āre infinitive suffix)

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