Italian

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Etymology

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From Ecclesiastical Latin praemonitōrius (forewarning, adjective), derived from Latin praemonitus (forewarned), perfect passive participle of praemoneō (to forewarn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pre.mo.niˈtɔ.rjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrjo
  • Hyphenation: pre‧mo‧ni‧tò‧rio

Adjective

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premonitorio (feminine premonitoria, masculine plural premonitori, feminine plural premonitorie)

  1. premonitory, precursory
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾemoniˈtoɾjo/ [pɾe.mo.niˈt̪o.ɾjo]
  • Rhymes: -oɾjo
  • Syllabification: pre‧mo‧ni‧to‧rio

Adjective

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premonitorio (feminine premonitoria, masculine plural premonitorios, feminine plural premonitorias)

  1. premonitory
    • 2015 July 23, “Seducción y duda de Cleopatra en Mérida”, in El País[1]:
      Lucía Jiménez, la coqueta e inteligente Cleopatra, no puede evitar utilizar sus delicadas al tiempo que audaces tácticas de seducción para dejar eclipsado a Marcial Álvarez, el romano César al que las ansias de poder le impidieron interpretar sus premonitorios sueños.
      Lucía Jiménez, the coquettish and intelligent Cleopatra, cannot avoid using her delicate yet daring seduction tactics to overshadow Marcial Álvarez, the Roman Caesar whose lust for power prevented him from interpreting his premonitory dreams.

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