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augury
[ aw-gyuh-ree ]
noun
, plural au·gu·ries.
- the art or practice of an augur; divination.
- the rite or ceremony of an augur.
- an omen, token, or indication.
augury
/ ˈɔːɡjʊrɪ /
noun
- the art of or a rite conducted by an augur
- a sign or portent; omen
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- augu·ral adjective
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When he ended Vieux Carré with the stage direction, “The house is empty now,” Lahr somberly terms it “an augury and an epitaph.”
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But Andrea spills salt upon the table, which evil augury seems to be taken seriously.
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Hope was the first horse Napoleon rode on the island, and it pleased him to think that this name was an augury.
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No other mode of augury is received with such implicit faith by the people, the nobility, and the priesthood.
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Above all, there were expressions in his letters that seemed of sad augury.
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They knew not that it was an augury of the fateful tragedy at the gates of Spain.
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