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auspices — [ ɔspis ] n. m. pl. • euspices XIV e; lat. auspicium, de avis « oiseau » et spicere « examiner » 1 ♦ Dans l Antiquité romaine, Observation des oiseaux, présage tiré du vol, des mouvements, de l appétit, du chant des oiseaux, etc. ⇒ 2. augure,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
auspices — UK US /ˈɔːspɪsɪz/ noun [plural] FORMAL ● under the auspices of sth Cf. under the auspices of sth … Financial and business terms
AUSPICES — ab Avium inspectione dicti, inde futura praedicebant: Sicut Augures, garritum earum attendebant; quae tamen nomina saepe solent confundi. Fuêre autem Auspiciorum apud Roman. genera tria; Avium inspectio, de caelo observatio et tripudii… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
auspices — I noun abetment, aegis, assistance, auspicium, authority, backing, benign favor, care, charge, countenance, custody, encouragement, favor, favoring influence, fosterage, guardianship, guidance, management, oversight, patronage, protection,… … Law dictionary
auspices — (n.) plural (and now the usual form) of auspice; 1530s, observation of birds for the purpose of taking omens, from Fr. auspice (14c.), from L. auspicum function of an AUSPEX (Cf. auspex) (q.v.). Meaning any indication of the future (especially… … Etymology dictionary
auspices — [n] protection; support advocacy, aegis, authority, backing, care, charge, control, countenance, guidance, influence, patronage, sponsorship, supervision; concepts 94,376 … New thesaurus
Auspices — Augure Dans la religion romaine, un augure est un présage à venir de bonne ou moins bonne nouvelles dans le futur, c est un message envoyé par les dieux qui doit être élucidé afin de déterminer une conduite à tenir pour satisfaire la volonté des… … Wikipédia en Français
auspices — [[t]ɔ͟ːspɪsɪz[/t]] PHRASE: PHR n If something is done under the auspices of a particular person or organization, or under someone s auspices, it is done with their support and approval. [FORMAL] ...a walk in support of Forests of the World, under … English dictionary
Auspices — Auspice Aus pice, n.; pl. {Auspices}. [L. auspicium, fr. auspex: cf. F. auspice. See {Auspicate}, a.] 1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
auspices — n. under the auspices of smt. (under the auspices of the mayor s office) * * * [ ɔːspɪsɪs] under the auspicesof smt. (under the auspicesof the mayor s office) … Combinatory dictionary
auspices — aus|pic|es [ˈo:spısız US ˈo: ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: auspice telling the future by watching the behavior of birds, good influence (16 19 centuries), from Latin auspicium, from avis bird + specere to look at ] under the auspices of sb/sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
