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A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
(RQ:Homer Dryden Iliad)
An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
{{quote-text|en|year=1776|author=Edward Gibbon|title=The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|section=Vol I, ch 1-pt ii
To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
''to augur well or ill''
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(l) (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds)
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(l), auspex
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