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augury

1 of 1noun
/ˈɔɡjəri/
Forms:auguries
1

a sign, omen, or event interpreted as foretelling future outcomes, often fateful ones

  • The sudden storm was seen as an augury of troubled times ahead.
  • Her dream was taken as an augury of success.
  • The owl's cry at midnight was considered an eerie augury.
  • The election results were viewed as an augury of political change.
  • The cracked mirror was an augury of bad luck in folklore.