n. A sense that something is about to occur; a premonition. [Obsolete French, from presentir, to feel beforehand, from Latin praesentīre : prae-, pre- + sentīre, to feel; see sent- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pre·sen′ti·mental (-mĕntl) adj. |
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