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Meaning of auspicium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[au̯sˈpɪ.ki.ũː]

Definitions

  1. divination, augury (by watching birds)
    declension-2, neuter
  2. auspices
    declension-2, neuter
  3. (plural) power, authority
    declension-2, neuter
  4. sign, indication
    declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

Examples

“Commūnem hunc ergō populum paribusque regāmus / auspiciīs ….”

“Therefore let us rule this nation jointly and with equal authority.” (Understood literally, Juno is proposing that she and Venus will jointly control the divine auspices interpreted at Carthage.)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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