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auspicious definition

aus·pi·cious (ô spis̸h′əs)

adjective

  1. of good omen; boding well for the future; favorable; propitious
  2. favored by fortune; successful

Etymology: < L auspicium (see auspice) + -ous

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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