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augur (noun, verb):
noun
1: an official diviner of ancient Rome
2: one held to foretell events by omens
verb
1: to foretell especially from omens
2: to give promise of : presage
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology :In ancient Rome, augurs were official diviners whose function it was to divine whether the gods approved of a proposed undertaking, such as a military move. They did so by various means, among them observing the behavior of birds and examining the entrails of sacrificed animals. We doubt the Romans predicted that augur would eventuate into a verb meaning “presage or foretell”.
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