augury
nounHow many syllables in augury?
There are 3 syllables in the word augury.How to pronounce augury:
Definition of augury:
- augury (noun):
- an omen
- an instance of this
- divination from auspices (see auspice sense 3) or omens
- noun. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
Synonyms for augury:
anticipation
auguring
auspice
cast
experience
forecast
forecasting
forerunner
foretelling
foretoken
forewarning
harbinger
herald
omen
portent
precursor
predicting
prediction
preindication
presage
presaging
prodigy
prognosis
prognostic
prognosticating
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