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omen
2 realizations
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ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | ὄρνις | |
Meaning 1 | bird | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | bird of omen, from the flight or cries of which the augur divined, metaph., omen taken from the flight or cries of birds; generally, omen, presage, without direct reference to birds | |
Reference | LSJ | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Latin | |
Lexeme | avis | |
Meaning 1 | bird | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | bird as an omen or source of omens; an augury, omen, portent | |
Reference | Glare: 215 Lewis, Short | |
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