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pressentiment

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From pressentir +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pressentiment m (plural pressentiments)

  1. presentiment

Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French pressentiment.

Noun

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pressentiment m (plural pressentiments)

  1. presentiment; hunch; premonition

Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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First known attestation 1572, from pressentir +‎ -ment.[1]

Noun

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pressentiment m (plural pressentiments)

  1. presentiment; hunch; premonition

References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of pressentiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.