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  1. 1. a. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning. Auspicious union of order and freedom. Macaulay. 2. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years. "Auspicious chief." Dryden. 3. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things. "Thy auspicious mistress." Shak. "Auspicious gales." Pope. Syn. -- See Propitious. -- Aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- Aus*pi"cious*ness, n. Source: webster
  6. 6. j:100 a. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck Source: ecdict

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