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auspex

auspex noun: an officiating priest in Ancient Rome.

Noun

auspex (plural auspices)

  1. (historical) An officiating priest in Ancient Rome.

Forms of auspex

pluralauspices

Questions about auspex

What does auspex mean?
Auspex means an officiating priest in Ancient Rome.
What part of speech is auspex?
Auspex is a noun.
What is the plural of auspex?
The plural of auspex is auspices.

Words near auspex in the dictionary

  1. Ausonia
  2. Ausonian
  3. Ausonians
  4. ausonium
  5. Ausonius
  6. auspex
  7. auspicate
  8. auspicated
  9. auspicates
  10. auspicating
  11. auspication

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