augural.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 intr. a (of an event, circumstance, etc.) suggest a specified outcome (usu. augur well or ill). b portend, bode (all augured well for our success).
2 tr. a foresee, predict. b portend.

--n.

a Roman religious official who observed natural signs, esp. the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

augural adj. [L]

augural.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 an omen; a portent.
2 the work of an augur; the interpretation of omens. [ME f. OF augurie or L augurium f. AUGUR]

augural.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 intr. a (of an event, circumstance, etc.) suggest a specified outcome (usu. augur well or ill). b portend, bode (all augured well for our success).
2 tr. a foresee, predict. b portend.

--n.

a Roman religious official who observed natural signs, esp. the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

augural adj. [L]

augural.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 an omen; a portent.
2 the work of an augur; the interpretation of omens. [ME f. OF augurie or L augurium f. AUGUR]

augural.html - n.
the eighth month of the year. [OE f. L Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor]

augural.html - adj.
inspiring reverence and admiration; venerable, impressive.

augustly adv. augustness n. [F auguste or L augustus consecrated, venerable]