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Noun
/ˈôgyərē/,
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auguries, plural;
  1. A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen
    • - they heard the sound as an augury of death
  2. The work of an augur; the interpretation of omens

  1. (augury) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
  2. The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups/alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of ...
  3. (Augury (band)) Augury is a technical death metal band from Montreal, Canada who released their debut album, Concealed in September 2004 on Galy Records, and a follow-up, Fragmentary Evidence, in July 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records.
  4. (augury) A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals; An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy
  5. (Augurs) A group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens
  6. (Augurs) [from Latin avis bird] One of the priestly colleges in ancient Rome. The original function was to take the auspices: to examine the heavens and other things for signs indicating the disposition of the celestial powers, especially at the inauguration of events. ...
  7. (Augury) Divination from omens and signs.
  8. (augury) the art, ability, or practice of divination - an omen
  9. (AUGURY) is the general term for the art of divination and is chiefly applied to interpretations of signs and omens.
  10. (Augury) Another term for divination.
  11. (Augury) Divination by means of whatever is most handy at the time.
  12. (Augury) Divination that ranks a set of given possibilities. It can be qualitative (such as shapes, proximities, etc.): for example, dowsing developed from this type of divination. The Romans in classical times used Etruscan methods of augury such as hepatoscopy. ...
  13. (augury) a portent or omen; the foretelling of events by signs or omens