Definition of portentum
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LEM
portentum, portentī
P. n. of portendo
noun (n., 2nd declension)
  1. a sign, token, omen, portent
  2. a monster, monstrosity
  3. a marvellous fiction, extravagance, absurdity
  4. [figuratively] a monster, demon
Abbreviations
portentum ī, n P. n. of portendo, a sign, token, omen, portent: si, quod raro fit, id portentum putandum est, etc.: ne quaere profecto, Quem casum portenta ferant, V.

—A monster, monstrosity: bovem quendam putari deum, multaque alia portenta: Quale portentum neque militaris Daunias alit, H.

—A marvellous fiction, extravagance, absurdity: poetarum portenta: portentum certissimum est, esse aliquem humanā specie, qui, etc.

—Fig., a monster, demon: Clodius, fatale portentum rei p.
 
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