Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auspication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aus-pi-ca-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by birds; auspice.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[This] auspication contradicts the typical character of Roman auspications as yes / no inquiries and the typical reference of an auspication to a single day."
"... auspication of a different kind. He pointed out that "to have the auspices" meant the active possibility to […] auspication which always applied to all assemblies. The observation of the flight of birds was a type of[…]"
"... auspication begun at night could continue into the day. Other kinds of auspices could be received at, or after, dawn: for example, Livy imagines a dictator watching for the signal of favourable signs ex avibus from augurs on the[…]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

auspications (plural)

Questions

What does auspication mean?: Divination by birds; auspice.

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