augury C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #90702 Meanings 1 noun an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come I hoped it was an augury. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an event that is... sign More zoomancyprognosticationomenprophecy Word family Forms auguries Related forms auguraugurous Etymology From augur + -y, or from Middle English augurie, from Old French augurie, from Latin augurium. augurie Middle English augurium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # augury **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 90702 ## Meanings 1. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come ## Examples - I hoped it was an augury. ## Synonyms - zoomancy - sign - prognostication - omen - prophecy ## Related Forms - augur - augurous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: augurie - Root: augurium ## Etymology From augur + -y, or from Middle English augurie, from Old French augurie, from Latin augurium. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - General Vocabulary markdown