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Definition of: auspice
(ôs′pis) noun plural aus·pi·ces (ôs′pə·sēz)
1. Usually plural Favoring influence or guidance; patronage.
2. An augury, omen, or sign, especially when taken from meteorological phenomena, the movements of birds, etc.
3. The observation of such omens, etc. [<F<L auspicium < auspex. See AUSPEX.]
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