augury

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/

Noun

augury

1. A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
2. (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.

   • In Wordsworth's first preludings there is but a dim foreboding of the creator of an era. From Southey's early poems, a safer augury might have been drawn.

3. An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:omen

Related terms

• augur

Translations

• French: augure
• German: Prophezeiung, Vorzeichen
• Italian: augurio
• Portuguese: augúrio
• Spanish: augurio, presagio, agüero

Translations

• French: augure
• German: Omen, Vorzeichen
• Italian: augurio, presagio, predizione
• Portuguese: agouro

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