auspicious

Definition

Something auspicious seems likely to lead to success or good luck, especially at the beginning of an event or period.

Etymology

It comes from Latin *auspicium*, meaning 'divination by observing birds', from *avis* 'bird' and *specere* 'to look'. Romans believed that the flight of birds could show whether the gods favored an action.

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