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auspicious

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aus⋅pi⋅cious

  [aw-spish-uhs]
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–adjective
1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
2. favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.
Origin:
1600–10; < L auspici(um) auspice + -ous

Related forms:
aus⋅pi⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
aus⋅pi⋅cious⋅ness, noun
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aus·pi·cious   (ô-spĭsh'əs)   
adj.  

  1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See Synonyms at favorable.

  2. Marked by success; prosperous.

aus·pi'cious·ly adv., aus·pi'cious·ness n.
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