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augur ill
Variant of augur
noun
- in ancient Rome, any of a body of officials who interpreted omens as being favorable or unfavorable in connection with an undertaking
- a fortuneteller; prophet; soothsayer
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to foretell or prophesy from omens
- to be an omen (of); presage: cloudy skies augur rain
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