noun
Meaning 1
plural of auspice
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
auspices
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noun
Meaning 2
Protection or patronage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- The project took place under the auspices of the local church.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
kindly endorsement and guidance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: protection, aegis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: endorsement, indorsement
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: протекция (protekcija) — patronage or protection
- Dutch: auspiciën — patronage or protection
- German: Schirmherrschaft — patronage or protection
- German: Schutz — patronage or protection
- German: Fittiche — patronage or protection
- German: Obhut — patronage or protection
- German: Ägide — patronage or protection
- Indonesian: naungan — patronage or protection
- Norwegian Bokmål: auspisier — patronage or protection
- Norwegian Nynorsk: auspisiar — patronage or protection
- Russian: эги́да (egída) — patronage or protection
- Spanish: auspicios — patronage or protection
- Swedish: beskydd — patronage or protection
- Ukrainian: егі́да (ehída) — patronage or protection
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