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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Augury \Au"gu*ry\, n.; pl. Auguries. [L. aucurium.] 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination. [1913 Webster] 2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage. [1913 Webster] From their flight strange auguries she drew. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] 3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur. [1913 Webster]