absit omen
US/ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/
absit omen interjection: may what is said not come true.
Interjection
- May what is said not come true.
- Now it was very obvious we should require a much stronger Navy in the event of war, say with France and Russia—absit omen—if we were obliged to maintain our flag in the Mediterranean, than if we were to withdraw from the Mediterranean.1895 March 18, Henry Labouchere, SUPPLY—NAVY ESTIMATES, 1895–6. Hansard HC Deb vol 31 c.1295
- It was only after the younger branch annexed the elder in 679 that Tsin became powerful and began to expand; and it was only when a policy of "home rule" and disintegration set in, involving the splitting up of Tsin's orthodox power into three royal states of doubtful orthodoxy, that China fell a...1908, Edward Harper Parker, chapter XXII, in Ancient China Simplified, Chapman & Hall
- Synonyms:
- God forbid, heaven forfend, heaven forbid, God forfend, lo aleinu
absit omen meaning in Tamil
absit omen in Tamil
- ஆனந்தக் குற்றம் வாராதொழிக
Synonyms of absit omen
Origin of absit omen
Borrowed from Latin absit omen (“may what is said not come true”, literally “may omen be absent”).
Questions about absit omen
- What does absit omen mean?
- Absit omen means may what is said not come true.
- What is absit omen in Tamil?
- Absit omen in Tamil is ஆனந்தக் குற்றம் வாராதொழிக. See Absit omen meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is absit omen?
- Absit omen is an interjection.
- How do you pronounce absit omen?
- Absit omen is pronounced /ˈæb.sɪt ˈoʊ.mn̩/ (US).
Words near absit omen in the dictionary
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