Definition of "auguries" []

• Plural form of augury. (noun)

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• "No, I still didn't look up the word "auguries" but I imagine it means the various and diverse occasions of innocence."
• "[32] This is not quite an accurate definition, as "auguries" were also obtained from other animals and from celestial phenomena (e.g. lightning), etc."
• "This man, noticing that a number of people were now idling on the path and that the whole force was being held up by a seer who was taking the auguries, asked the seer why they were stopping."