HyperDic: augury

English > 1 sense of the word augury:
NOUNeventaugury, sign, foretoken, preindicationan event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
English > augury: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningAn event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
Example"he hoped it was an augury"
Synonymssign, foretoken, preindication
Narroweromen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigyA sign of something about to happen
war cloudAn ominous sign that war threatens
BroaderexperienceAn event as apprehended
Spanishauguración, augurio, presagio
Catalanauguri, auspici
Verbsinauguratebe a precursor of

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