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augury Definition

au·gu·ry (ô′gyo̵̅o̅ rē, -gyə-)

noun

  1. divination from omens
  2. pl. auguries -·ries an omen; portent; indication

Etymology: ME augurie < L augurium, divination < augur, augur

augury Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • defy: Lines 184 - 206 ( Hamlet and Horatio ) Hamlet defies augury and accepts the challenge.

Preposition: for

  • future: I think that is a good augury for the future.

Adjective modifier

  • happy: It is a happy augury that it closes with Henry Ford in the foreground.