οιωνός — meaning in English

English meaning

• augury noun A way of predicting the future by watching how animals look and behave.
• omen noun A sign believed to foretell a future event, whether good or bad.
• sign noun A visible indication that something exists, is happening, or is about to happen.

Senses

οιωνός is used for these senses in English:

• augury (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
• omen Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
• omen A thing of prophetic significance.
• sign An omen.

augury — full definition

1. noun A way of predicting the future by watching how animals look and behave.
2. noun A sign that seems to show what will happen in the future.
3. noun Something that happens and seems to signal important events ahead.

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