Word of the Day: Auspice

NOUN 1. A divine or prophetic token.

Example Sentences.
1. "Gregory was superstitious about all kinds of auspices and omens."
2. "Some cultures consider finding an acorn a good auspice."
3. "My aunt thought a swallow sighting was a favorable auspice."

Word Origin.
Latin, mid-16th century

Those who encounter a prophetic sign or omen can use another word to describe such a phenomenon: "auspice," which means "a prophetic token that symbolizes a future event." "Auspice" came into English in the mid-16th century from Latin, and originally referred to a divination practice of observing a bird in flight. In Latin, "auspex" means "observer of birds," and can be broken into "avis" ("bird") and "specere" ("to look"). ...

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Marisa Tomei.

Well, My oldest son, Ivan, heard from his Navy recruiter. He said that the Navy recruiting captain cannot get him a medical waiver to serve in the Navy. The Army recruiter got in contact with Ivan and told him that he has his back, and he is pretty confident that the Army will give him a chance. We shall see.

Word of the Day: Polychromy

NOUN 1. The art of painting in several colors, especially as applied to ancient pottery, sculpture, and architecture.

Example Sentences.
1. "The artist's use of vivid polychromy is what makes his sculptures so unique."
2. "The ruins retain no traces of their original polychromy."
3. "Evidence of polychromy can be found in shards of pottery and on some preserved walls."

Word Origin.
Greek, mid-19th century

The word "polychromy" comes from the Greek "polukhrōmos," which pairs "polu" ("many") and "khroma" ("color"). While many Greco-Roman buildings and sculptures are famously depicted in flawless white marble, the ancient world was much more colorful than these images portray.