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Auguries

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au⋅gu⋅ry

  [aw-gyuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries.
1. the art or practice of an augur; divination.
2. the rite or ceremony of an augur.
3. an omen, token, or indication.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L augurium soothsaying, equiv. to augur augur + -ium -ium

Related forms:
au⋅gu⋅ral, adjective
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au·gu·ry   (ô'gyə-rē)   
n.   pl. au·gu·ries

  1. The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.

  2. A sign of something coming; an omen: "The chartist buys when the auguries look favorable and sells on bad omens" (Burton G. Malkiel).


[Middle English augurie, from Old French, from Latin augurium, from augur, augur; see augur.]
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