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• auspicating — v. inaugurate with a ceremony which is destined to bring success and good fortune; foretoken, foreshadow …   English contemporary dictionary

• Giubiana — The Giubiana is a traditional festivity very popular in Lombardy, especially Brianza, and in Piedmont. On the occasion of the last Thursday in January, bonfires are lit, in which the Giubiana (a puppet of an old witch) burns.The nameThe name of… …   Wikipedia

• auspicate — /aw spi kayt /, v.t., auspicated, auspicating. to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate. [1595 1605; < L auspicatus consecrated by auguries (ptp. of auspicari), equiv. to auspic (s. of AUSPEX) + atus ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

• auspicate — /ˈɔspəkeɪt/ (say awspuhkayt) verb (auspicated, auspicating) Obsolete or Rare –verb (t) 1. to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate. –verb (i) 2. to augur. {Latin auspicātus, past participle} …