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Word for the Day, Monday, March 30, 2015-- presage
3/30/15 | xs

Posted on 03/30/2015 5:16:47 AM PDT by xsmommy

Word For The Day, Monday, 3/30/15



In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

presage; noun, verb

noun 1. a presentiment or foreboding.

2. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.

3. prophetic significance; augury.

4. foresight; prescience.

5. Archaic. a forecast or prediction. verb (used with object), presaged, presaging. 6. to have a presentiment of.

7. to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow: "The incidents may presage war."

8. to forecast; predict. verb (used without object), presaged, presaging. 9. to make a prediction.

10. Archaic. to have a presentiment

Etymology: 1350-1400; Middle English (noun) < Middle French presage < Latin praesāgium presentiment, forewarning, equivalent to praesāg (us) having a foreboding ( prae- pre- + sāgus prophetic; cf. sagacious ) + -ium -ium

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To: xsmommy
Government generating more and more pages of stifling rules & regulations that impinge on our fundamental freedoms; favored crony corporatists grease pockets of pols in both Parties at an ever-increasing rate with impunity; the wisdom & experience of old age respected less and less, while at the same time, severe gaps in basic knowledge exist and grow among our youth, promoted by the current "selfie" culture — all of these (and much more) presage the end of the American way of life as we've known it, if left unchecked. No truly sage person would believe that we're headed in the right direction…
61 posted on 03/30/2015 11:27:34 AM PDT by mikrofon (Mon_tagline)
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To: tioga

Quilting supplies? Raiding a woman’s cottage quilting business and taking people into custody-I hope they get a lawyer and make both those county governments bleed money...

That crap goes on everywhere now and has got to stop...


62 posted on 03/30/2015 11:47:22 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: xsmommy

I’m immersed in a materials list, having tofu and a handful of raw snow peas for lunch-it is overcast and 62 here, with rain on the way tomorrow-

Hillary just never changes-
That is the Clinton’s fame
Every time she says a word
It presages more of the same

More hearing I don’t recall
No matter what they may ask
But still the driveby media
Refuses to take her to task

I’ll bet the biggest reason
The media dances to her tune
Is to see Bill back in the WH
Making all the bimbos swoon...


63 posted on 03/30/2015 12:04:45 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: tioga; xsmommy

I like to buy clothes-but my new stuff this year consists of new pairs of jeans, socks, underwear and wifebeaters, and a new pair of work boots. I have non-work, girly attire I’ve only worn once or twice.

I’ll cross my fingers that you find a great MOB dress-almost nothing feels better than a new outfit.


64 posted on 03/30/2015 12:12:23 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: SoothingDave

I pray your mom will make a full recovery...


65 posted on 03/30/2015 12:13:12 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: xsmommy

presage: the amount of force required to activate a button or operate a toaster


66 posted on 03/30/2015 1:06:59 PM PDT by Cowman
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To: Texan5

A+++ great job! It’s warmed up this afternoon some, hope it stays this way!


67 posted on 03/30/2015 1:31:08 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: Cowman

Ha! A +++


68 posted on 03/30/2015 1:31:44 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Thank you!


69 posted on 03/30/2015 1:51:02 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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