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augury vs portent

portent vs augury

augury and portent both are nouns.

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

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