Word of the Day 12/26/24 Augury
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Augury (noun)
augury [ aw-gyuh-ree ]
noun, plural auguries.
1. the art or practice of an augur; divination.
2. the rite or ceremony of an augur.
3. an omen, token, or indication.
Other Words From
au gu·ral adjective
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Origin: 1325–75; Middle English < Latin augurium soothsaying, equivalent to augur augur + -ium -ium
Example Sentences
“My life and myself were born under the sea,” she wrote, under the augury of “the star of Aphrodite.”
From Los Angeles Times
“We have a city founded by the auspices and augury,” the Roman historian Livy wrote.
From New York Times
Remarkably, Kushner’s augury of a world coming apart holds true three decades later, including his prognostications about the dangers of climate change and the radical partisanship of the judiciary.
From Washington Post
The original Hammer, in a weird augury of the recently unveiled Orange County Museum of Art’s new facility, opened to the public before the building was finished.
From Los Angeles Times
The film comes to us under equally fine auguries — and auspices.
From Los Angeles Times
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
augury [ aw-gyuh-ree ]
noun, plural auguries.
1. the art or practice of an augur; divination.
2. the rite or ceremony of an augur.
3. an omen, token, or indication.
Other Words From
au gu·ral adjective
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1325–75; Middle English < Latin augurium soothsaying, equivalent to augur augur + -ium -ium
Example Sentences
“My life and myself were born under the sea,” she wrote, under the augury of “the star of Aphrodite.”
From Los Angeles Times
“We have a city founded by the auspices and augury,” the Roman historian Livy wrote.
From New York Times
Remarkably, Kushner’s augury of a world coming apart holds true three decades later, including his prognostications about the dangers of climate change and the radical partisanship of the judiciary.
From Washington Post
The original Hammer, in a weird augury of the recently unveiled Orange County Museum of Art’s new facility, opened to the public before the building was finished.
From Los Angeles Times
The film comes to us under equally fine auguries — and auspices.
From Los Angeles Times
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.