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   Au·gu·ry

   /ˈôɡ(y)ərē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sign of what will happen in the future; an omen: "they heard the sound as an augury of death"
   • ▪ the work of an augur; the interpretation of omens.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘divination’): from Old French augurie or Latin augurium ‘interpretation of omens’, from augur (see augur).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • U

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   • G

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   • U

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   • R

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   • Y

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