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auspice Definition


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auspice
noun
    1. Protection; patronage.
      Thesaurus: approval, support, sponsorship, protection, patronage, aegis, guidance, charge, supervision, authority, tutelage.
      Form: auspices (usually)
Idiom: under the auspices of someone or something
    With their or its help, support or guidance.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin auspicium the action of foretelling the future by watching birds.



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