[ˈɔːɡə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome
(e.g: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, ‘diviner’

[ˈɔːɡə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, ‘diviner’