Word of the Day: Auspice

Can you pronounce auspice?

Thursday, May 16, 2024

noun 1. A divine or prophetic token. "Gregory was superstitious about all kinds of auspices and omens." "Some cultures consider finding an acorn a good auspice." "My aunt thought a swallow sighting was a favorable auspice." Ads help keep Word Daily free. Latin, mid-16th century Those who encounter a prophetic sign or omen can use another word to describe such a phenomenon: "auspice," which means "a prophetic token that symbolizes a future event." "Auspice" came into English in the mid-16th century from Latin, and originally referred to a divination practice of observing a bird in flight. In Latin, "auspex" means "observer of birds," and can be broken into "avis" ("bird") and "specere" ("to look"). ... Continue Reading Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

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