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    [Noun]  | "aus*pice" | \ ˈȯ-spəs \


    1: kindly patronage and guidance

    2: a prophetic sign; especially : a favorable sign

    3: observation by an augur especially of the flight and feeding of birds to discover omens


    Origin: 1533 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Latin auspicium "augury from the behavior of birds, leadership, authority," from auspic-, auspex "augur taking omens from birds (from avis "bird" + -spic-, -spex, derivative of specere "to see:, observe") + -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state {mat|aviary|}, {mat|spy:1|};

    [Noun]  | "auspice" 


    1: the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking;


      * e.g., " ... a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation "



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    2: something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event;


      * e.g., " ... interpreted the teacher's smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation "



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     [ "auspicate" ]

    1: be an auspicious sign of.

      * e.g.,  ... Hard work would auspicate success. 

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