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prognostication vs augury

augury vs prognostication

prognostication and augury both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prognostication Yes No No No
augury Yes No No No
As nouns, augury is a hypernym of prognostication; that is, augury is a word with a broader meaning than prognostication:
  • prognostication: a sign of something about to happen
  • augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Other hypernyms of prognostication include foretoken, preindication, sign.
prognostication (noun) augury (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
a statement made about the future
a sign of something about to happen
Difference between prognostication and augury

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