- absit omen
- [ˌabsɪt'əʊmən]exclamation used to express the hope that what is threatened may not become fact.OriginL., lit. 'may this (evil) omen be absent'.
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Absit omen — (lat.), eine schlimme Vorbedeutung sei fern; s. Omen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
absit omen — [ab′ sit ō′men΄] 〚L〛 may there be no (ill) omen (in it) * * * … Universalium
absit omen — Latin, lit. may this omen be absent … Etymology dictionary
absit omen — [ab′ sit ō′men΄] [L] may there be no (ill) omen (in it) … English World dictionary
Absit omen — (lat.), schlimme Vorbedeutung möge fern sein … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
absit omen — ab|sit omen <lat. ; vgl. ↑Omen> möge es ohne [böse] Vorbedeutung sein! … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
absit omen — may there be no evil omen ; may no harm result … Dictionary of difficult words
absit omen — int. may what is threatened not become fact. Etymology: L, = may this (evil) omen be absent … Useful english dictionary
absit — /abˈsit/ noun Leave to pass one night away from college ORIGIN: L, let him, her or it be absent, from abesse, from ab away from, and esse to be • • • absit invidia /abˈsit in vidˈi a or widˈ/ No offence, (literally) may there be no ill will absit … Useful english dictionary
Liste de locutions latines — Cet article contient une liste de locutions latines présentée par ordre alphabétique. Pour des explications morphologiques et linguistiques générales, consulter l article : Expression latine. Sommaire A B … … Wikipédia en Français
