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au·gu·ry  (ôgy-r)

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).

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[Middle English augurie, from Old French, from Latin augurium, from augur, augur; see augur.]

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augury

Noun

1. the foretelling of the future

2. pl -ries an omen

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augury

1. 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

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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: Future

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, sign experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" war cloud - an ominous sign that war threatens omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigy - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"