English noun: augury | |||
| 1. | augury (event) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | ||
| Samples | He hoped it was an augury. It was a sign from God. | ||
| Synonyms | foretoken, preindication, sign | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | experience | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | omen, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication, war cloud | ||