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augury vs presage

presage vs augury

augury and presage both are nouns.

augury is not a verb while presage is a verb.

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

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