obnounce

[ ob-nouns ]

verb (used without object),ob·nounced, ob·nounc·ing.
  1. (in ancient Rome) to announce an unfavorable omen.

Origin of obnounce

1
1735–45; <Latin obnūntiāre, equivalent to ob-ob- + nūntiāre to tell (nūnti(us) messenger + -āre infinitive suffix)

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