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AUGURATE
Au"gu*rate, v. t. & i. Etym: [L. auguratus, p. p. of augurari to augur.]
Definition: To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict. [Obs.] C. Middleton.
Au"gu*rate, n.
Definition: The office of an augur. Merivale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
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