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Definition of absit omen in English:

absit omen

exclamation

  • Used to express the hope that a reference to something undesirable should not foreshadow its arrival or occurrence.

    ‘And so - to Paris, to the old university of philosophy - absit omen!’
    • ‘I note, by the way, that today is, in our terms, 9 / 11; absit omen.’

Pronunciation

absit omen

/ˌabsəd ˈōmən/ /ˌæbsəd ˈoʊmən/

Origin

Latin, literally ‘may this (evil) omen be absent’.