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au·gu·ry A0520700 (ô′gyə-rē)n. pl. au·gu·ries 1. The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.2. A sign of something coming; an omen: "The chartist buys when the auguries look favorable and sells on bad omens" (Burton G. Malkiel).
[Middle English augurie, from Old French, from Latin augurium, from augur, augur; see augur.]augury (ˈɔːɡjʊrɪ) n, pl -ries1. the art of or a rite conducted by an augur2. a sign or portent; omenau•gu•ry (ˈɔ gyə ri)
n., pl. -ries. 1. the art or practice of divination from omens or signs. 2. an omen, token, or indication. [1325–75; Middle English < Latin augurium=augur augur + -ium -ium1] au′gu•ral, adj. augury1. the art of f oretelling the future by means of signs, originally by the flight of birds; divination.
2. an omen or portent from which the future is foretold. — augur, n. — augurial, adj. — augurous, adj.See also: Divination
1. the art of foretelling the future by means of signs; divination.
2. an omen or portent from which the future is foretold. — augur, n. — augurial, adj. — augurous. Obsolete, adj.See also: FutureauguryDivination based mainly on the appearance and behavior of animals. Haruspicy is sometimes considered part of augury.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | augury - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"foretoken, preindication, signexperience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"war cloud - an ominous sign that war threatensomen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigy - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" |
augurynounA phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:forerunner, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign.Idiom: writing on the wall.Translationsοιωνόςοιωνοσκοπίαaugurioaugureaugurioauspiciopresagioprofeziaarte della divinazioneEncyclopediaSeeaugurauguryenUK
Synonyms for augurynoun a phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evilSynonyms- forerunner
- foretoken
- omen
- portent
- prefigurement
- presage
- prognostic
- prognostication
- sign
Synonyms for augurynoun an event that is experienced as indicating important things to comeSynonyms- foretoken
- preindication
- sign
Related Words- experience
- war cloud
- omen
- portent
- prognostic
- prognostication
- presage
- prodigy
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