omen vs augury
augury vs omenomen and augury both are nouns.
omen is a verb but augury is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| omen | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| augury | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
augury is a hypernym of
omen; that is, augury is a
word with a broader meaning than omen:
- omen: a sign of something about to happen
- augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
| omen (noun) | augury (noun) |
|---|---|
| a sign of something about to happen | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come |
| omen (verb) | augury (verb) |
|---|---|
| indicate, as with a sign or an omen |
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