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augury

(ɔːgjʊri)

Word forms: plural auguries

countable noun

An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future.

[literary]

The auguries of death are fast gathering round his head. [+ of]

Synonyms: omen, sign, warning, promise More Synonyms of augury

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augury in British English

(ˈɔːɡjʊrɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -ries

the art of or a rite conducted by an augur

a sign or portent; omen

augury in American English

(ˈɔgjuri; ˈɔgjəri)

noun

divination from omens

2. Word forms: plural ˈauguries

an omen; portent; indication

Word origin

ME augurie < L augurium, divination < augur, augur

Synonyms of 'augury'

omen, sign, warning, promise

prediction, prophecy, divination, soothsaying

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1 (noun) in the sense of omen

Definition

an omen

The auguries of death are gathering around him.

Synonyms

omen

Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster.

sign

It is a sign of things to come.

warning

a warning of impending doom

promise

token

herald (literary)

I welcome the report as the herald of more freedom, not less.

prophecy

precursor

The deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.

forerunner

Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma.

portent

This is a frightening portent for the future.

harbinger (literary)

a harbinger of winter

presage

Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle.

forewarning

prognostication

auspice

puku (New Zealand)

2 (noun) in the sense of prediction

Definition

the foretelling of the future

Synonyms

prediction

He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year.

prophecy

Nostradamus's prophecy of the end of the world

divination

Every method of divination is a philosophy about the world.

soothsaying

sortilege

Additional synonyms

in the sense of divination

Definition

the art of discovering future events as though by supernatural powers

Every method of divination is a philosophy about the world.

Synonyms

prediction,

divining,

prophecy,

presage,

foretelling,

clairvoyance,

fortune-telling,

prognostication,

augury,

soothsaying,

sortilege

in the sense of forerunner

Definition

a person or thing that is a sign of what will happen in the future

Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma.

Synonyms

omen,

sign,

indication,

token,

premonition,

portent,

augury,

prognostic,

foretoken,

harbinger (literary)

in the sense of harbinger

Definition

a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something

a harbinger of winter

Synonyms

sign,

indication,

herald (literary),

messenger,

omen,

precursor,

forerunner,

portent,

foretoken

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augury

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augmentation
augur
augury
august
aura
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单词	augury
释义	Trends of augury View usage for: augury (ɔːgjʊri) Word forms: plural auguries countable noun An augury is a sign of what will happen in the future. [literary] The auguries of death are fast gathering round his head. [+ of] Synonyms: omen, sign, warning, promise More Synonyms of augury More Synonyms of augury augury in British English (ˈɔːɡjʊrɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. the art of or a rite conducted by an augur 2. a sign or portent; omen augury in American English (ˈɔgjuri; ˈɔgjəri) noun 1. divination from omens 2. Word forms: plural ˈauguries an omen; portent; indication Word origin ME augurie < L augurium, divination < augur, augur Synonyms of 'augury' omen, sign, warning, promise prediction, prophecy, divination, soothsaying More Synonyms of augury 1 (noun) in the sense of omen Definition an omen The auguries of death are gathering around him. Synonyms omen Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster. sign It is a sign of things to come. warning a warning of impending doom promise token herald (literary) I welcome the report as the herald of more freedom, not less. prophecy precursor The deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger. forerunner Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma. portent This is a frightening portent for the future. harbinger (literary) a harbinger of winter presage Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle. forewarning prognostication auspice puku (New Zealand) 2 (noun) in the sense of prediction Definition the foretelling of the future Synonyms prediction He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year. prophecy Nostradamus's prophecy of the end of the world divination Every method of divination is a philosophy about the world. soothsaying sortilege Additional synonyms in the sense of divination Definition the art of discovering future events as though by supernatural powers Every method of divination is a philosophy about the world. Synonyms prediction, divining, prophecy, presage, foretelling, clairvoyance, fortune-telling, prognostication, augury, soothsaying, sortilege in the sense of forerunner Definition a person or thing that is a sign of what will happen in the future Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma. Synonyms omen, sign, indication, token, premonition, portent, augury, prognostic, foretoken, harbinger (literary) in the sense of harbinger Definition a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something a harbinger of winter Synonyms sign, indication, herald (literary), messenger, omen, precursor, forerunner, portent, foretoken Nearby words of augury augment augmentation augur augury august aura auspices Synonyms of 'augury' augury Explore 'augury' in the dictionary
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