NOUN | event | augury, sign, foretoken, preindication | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come |
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Meaning | An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come. | |
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Example | "he hoped it was an augury" | |
Synonyms | sign, foretoken, preindication | |
Narrower | omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy | A sign of something about to happen |
war cloud | An ominous sign that war threatens | |
Broader | experience | An event as apprehended |
Spanish | auguración, augurio, presagio | |
Catalan | auguri, auspici | |
Verbs | inaugurate | be a precursor of |
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