Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Presentiment
present (-ed, -ing, -s)preserve (-d)
presentiment, n. [Fr. < L. præ, before + sentīre, feel.] (webplay: indicative, notice).
Premonition; anticipation; prophecy; prognostication; foreboding; omen; previous apprehension of future events.
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