augury

  • 21augury — n. 1. Prognostication, soothsaying, prediction, prophecy, vaticination. 2. Omen, sign, auspice, portent, presage, prognostic, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald …

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  • 22augury — noun (C) literary a sign of what will happen in the future …

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  • 23augury — n 1. prognostication, prophecy, prediction, prefigurement, vaticination, soothsaying, fortune telling, foretelling; divination, geomancy, sortilege, (in ancient Rome) haruspicy; clairvoyance, second sight. 2. omen, sign, portent, token,… …

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  • 24augury — au·gu·ry …

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  • 25augury — au•gu•ry [[t]ˈɔ gyə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) anh the art or practice of divination from omens or signs 2) an omen, token, or indication • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < L augurium=augur augur+ ium ium I au′gu•ral, adj …

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  • 26augury — Divination using bird s flight …

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  • 27augury — /ˈɔgjəri/ (say awgyuhree) noun (plural auguries) 1. the art or practice of an augur; divination. 2. a rite or observation of an augur. 3. an omen, token, or indication. {Middle English, from Latin augurium} …

  • 28Augury —    Gaining knowledge about the future through the interpretation of omens or portents, such as shooting stars or the appearance of certain animals. See Divination …

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  • 29augury — n. (pl. ies) 1 an omen; a portent. 2 the work of an augur; the interpretation of omens. Etymology: ME f. OF augurie or L augurium f. AUGUR …

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  • 30USS Augury (AM-149) — was an built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean before being given to the Soviets under the Lend lease program.She was laid down on 7 December 1942 …

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