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Definition of Augur
1. Noun. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy.
Geographical relationships: Capital Of Italy, Eternal City, Italian Capital, Roma, Rome
Generic synonyms: Oracle, Prophesier, Prophet, Seer, Vaticinator
Category relationships: Antiquity
2. Verb. Indicate by signs. "These signs bode bad news"
Specialized synonyms: Threaten, Foreshow
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Betoken, Indicate, Point, Signal
Derivative terms: Auspice, Forecast, Foreshadowing, Omen, Portent, Predictive, Prefigurative, Presage, Prognosis, Prognostication
3. Verb. Predict from an omen.
Definition of Augur
1. n. 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.
2. v. i. To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
3. v. t. To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.
Definition of Augur
1. to foretell from omens [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Augur
1. 1. 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. 2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet. "Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found Without a priestly curse or boding sound." (Dryden) Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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