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imminent definition

im·mi·nent (im′ə nənt)

adjective

likely to happen without delay; impending; threatening: said of danger, evil, misfortune

Etymology: L imminens, prp. of imminere, to project over, threaten < in-, on + minere, to project: see menace

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