Thesaurus: augury

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1. n. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.
2. n. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.
3. n. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.
4. n. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
5. 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination. 2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage. From their flight strange auguries she drew. Drayton. He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. Prescott. 3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.
6. n:100 n. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come