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augur: see omen omen, sign or augury believed to foreshadow the future. Almost any occurrence can be interpreted as an omen. The typical omen was a natural phenomenon, such as a meteor, an eclipse, or the flight of birds. ..... Click the link for more information. . augur (in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed and interpreted omens and signs to help guide the making of public decisions How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``It was auguring to the left and right, rocking back and forth, and looked to me to be on the verge of a stall,'' said Purwin, 47, of Porter Ranch. North is best known to Internet users for his prolific auguring that a Y2K computer bug would cause the calamitous end of civilization. Coupling Milton's warning and Weaver's anxieties helps to explain what is happening to the term conservatism in our present situation, auguring a fate, as Weaver reminds us, similar to that of "liberalism": "beyond any hope of rehabilitation. |
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