Absit omen
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may the presentiment not become real or take place
Historical Examples
There is a strong undercurrent of labour trade, which gives it a kind of Uncle Tom flavour, absit omen!
Vailima Letters Robert Louis Stevenson
I am well (absit omen) and interested in what I am in—and I embrace you all.
The Letters of Henry James (volume I) Henry James
“absit omen,” remarked Uncle James, and the others laughed, but his wife paid no attention to him.
The Whirligig of Time Wayland Wells Williams
Latin, literally “may this omen be absent.”
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