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auspiciousness
[
aw-
spish
-
uh
s
]
Origin
aus·pi·cious
/
ɔˈspɪʃ
əs
/
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[
aw-
spish
-
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable:
an auspicious occasion.
2.
favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.
Origin:
1600–10;
<
Latin
auspici
(
um
)
auspice
+
-ous
Related forms
aus·pi·cious·ly,
adverb
aus·pi·cious·ness,
noun
un·aus·pi·cious,
adjective
un·aus·pi·cious·ly,
adverb
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auspicious
(ɔːˈspɪʃəs)
—
adj
1.
favourable or propitious
2.
archaic
prosperous or fortunate
usage The use of
auspicious
to mean `very special' (as in
this auspicious occasion
) should be avoided
aus'piciously
—
adv
aus'piciousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
auspicious
1590s, "of good omen," from L. auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds," from
auspex
(gen. auspicis) "augur," lit. "one who takes signs from the flight of birds."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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