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1
a declaration that something will happen in the future
- a yearbook augury that of all the graduates, he would be the most likely to succeed
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2
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event
- some people believe that a broken mirror is an augury of seven years' bad luck
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3
the art or practice of foretelling future events by interpreting omens
- the gift of augury that Nostradamus purportedly possessed
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“Augury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/augury. Accessed 6 Jul. 2022.
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