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- [aw-speks]
- /ˈɔ spɛks/
- /ˈɔː.spɪ.sɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-speks]
- /ˈɔ spɛks/
Definitions of auspices word
- noun plural auspices an augur of ancient Rome. 1
- noun plural auspices Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship: under the auspices of the Department of Education. 1
- noun plural auspices Often, auspices. a favorable sign or propitious circumstance. 1
- noun plural auspices a divination or prognostication, originally from observing birds. 1
- noun auspices A divine or prophetic token. 1
- noun auspices plural of auspice. 0
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Origin of auspices
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin: one who observes birds, soothsayer, diviner, equivalent to au-, base of avis bird + -spex watcher (spec-, stem of specere to look at) + -s nominative singular suffix
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Parts of speech for Auspices
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
auspices popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
auspices usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for auspices
noun auspices
- patronage — the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- aegis — sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of)
- sponsorship — a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- backing — If someone has the backing of an organization or an important person, they receive support or money from that organization or person in order to do something.
Antonyms for auspices
noun auspices
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- powerlessness — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
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