augury
Meanings
noun
- A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
- An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
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Etymology
From augur + -y, or from Middle English augurie, from Old French augurie, from Latin augurium.
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