augury
A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animalsA divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
» Not a whit, we defy augury.
Значення
значень: 3(злічуване, незлічуване)A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
Prophezeiung, Vorzeichen
(ширше, злічуване, незлічуване)An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
Omen, Vorzeichen
(злічуване, незлічуване)An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Приклади
речень: 4Not a whit, we defy augury.
Augury is divination based on the behavior of birds.
A lot of people still cling to a form of augury, seeing black cats as omens of bad luck.
Cities, in adopting a name, bear it usually as a testimony of victories or as an augury of virtues.
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 2
Походження
From augur + -y, or from Middle English augurie, from Old French augurie, from Latin augurFrom augur + -y, or from Middle English augurie, from Old French augurie, from Latin augurium.
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Форми
множина: auguriesСиноніми
синонімів: 4- an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come:signforetokenpreindication
Спільнокореневі
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