An omen or prophetic sign; the practice of interpreting omens or signs to predict future events.
From Latin 'augurium,' related to 'augur' (a Roman religious official who interpreted omens). The practice involved observing bird flight patterns, thunder, and other natural phenomena to divine the will of the gods and predict future events.
Think of augury as 'august' (grand) + 'ry' (practice)—the grand practice of reading signs! Roman augurs were like ancient meteorologists, but instead of predicting weather, they predicted fate by watching birds fly.
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