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presage vs augury

augury vs presage

presage and augury both are nouns.

presage is a verb but augury is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
presage Yes No Yes No
augury Yes No No No
As nouns, augury is a hypernym of presage; that is, augury is a word with a broader meaning than presage:
  • presage: a sign of something about to happen
  • augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Other hypernyms of presage include foretoken, preindication, sign.
presage (noun) augury (noun)
a sign of something about to happen an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
a foreboding about what is about to happen
presage (verb) augury (verb)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Difference between presage and augury

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