| Augur (augur) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Au"gur |
| [L. Of uncertain origin: the
first part of the word is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last
syllable, gur, equiv. to the Skr. gar to call, akin to L.
garrulus garrulous.] |
An
official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight,
and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial
phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual
occurrences.
One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer;
a diviner; a prophet.
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To conjecture from signs or omens] to
prognosticate; to foreshow.
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a
favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or
ill.
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To predict or foretell, as
from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.
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