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    augury
    /ˈɔːɡjʊri/

    noun

    • 1. a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen: "they heard the sound as an augury of death"

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  2. AUGURY definition: 1. a sign of what might happen in the future: 2. the skill of knowing what will happen in the…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of AUGURY is divination from auspices or omens; also : an instance of this. How to use augury in a sentence.

  4. AUGURY meaning: 1. a sign of what might happen in the future: 2. the skill of knowing what will happen in the…. Learn more.

  5. Augury is the practice of auguring—attempting to predict the future based on interpreting omens or in some other mystical way. The word augur can also be used as a noun to refer to a kind of prophet, oracle , or soothsayer —a person who is said to be able to predict the future by using some mystical ability or means.

  6. An augury is a sign of things to come, like an omen. If you’re superstitious, you might think that seeing a black cat is an augury of bad luck. The word augury used to refer to a way of predicting the future by watching birds fly.

  7. Definition of augury noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. How to use . augury in a sentenceWhen he ended Vieux Carré with the stage direction, “The house is empty now,” Lahr somberly terms it “an augury and an epitaph.”