death knell

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
death knell

Plural
death knells

death knell (plural death knells)

  1. The tolling of a bell announcing death
  2. (by extension) A sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something

[edit] Translations

tolling of a bell announcing death
omen foretelling the death or destruction of something
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