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augury vs omen

omen vs augury

augury and omen both are nouns.

augury is not a verb while omen is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
augury Yes No No No
omen Yes No Yes No
As nouns, omen is a hyponym of augury; that is, omen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than augury:
  • augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
  • omen: a sign of something about to happen
Other hyponyms of augury include war cloud, portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication.
augury (noun) omen (noun)
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come a sign of something about to happen
augury (verb) omen (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Difference between augury and omen

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