augury
Meaningreading of omens
Common meaning: an omen
- augura seer who read omensLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 204 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin augur; augurium ‘a seer who read omens’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry augur, p. 204 · dictionary scan
Roots
- augur; augurium Latin “a seer who read omens”
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