† obnunciationn.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The announcement of unfavourable news; (Roman History) the announcement by the Roman magistrate of an unfavourable omen.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > [noun] > of body, meeting, etc.
dissolution1535
downthrow1615
obnunciation1623
dissolving1849
demotion1872
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > announcement of bad omen
obnunciation1623
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii To Tell ill newes, Obnunciate; a Telling thereof, Obnunciation.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Obnunciation,..as the ancient Romans were wont to dissolve their Assemblies (which dissolution they called obnunciation) when soever any evil token was seen or heard, either by the Magistrate or Augur.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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