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Word of the Day for Friday, May 6, 2011 premonish \pri-MON-ish\, verb: To warn beforehand. "That would be a terribly long story," Susanna premonished him, shaking her head. -- Basil Davenport, The Portable Roman Reader "If you have any design upon the heart of a bonny Scotch lassie, I would premonish you, when you address her, to remember and quote the words of Virgilius." -- Sir Walter Scott, Waverley, or 'Tis Sixty Years Since Premonish originates in the 1500s, a combination of the English prefix pre-, "before," and admonish. Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help
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