Etymology

thanatognomonic

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Today it means: Foreshadowing death. Full definition →

Ancient Greek γνώμη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγνώμη“sign, mark”
  2. English todaythanatognomonic

From thanato- + Ancient Greek γνώμη (gnṓmē, “sign, mark”) + -ic.

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