osteomancy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek; corresponding to osteo- +‎ -mancy. Probably coined by John Selden in 1612.

Noun[edit]

osteomancy (uncountable)

  1. A kind of divination by means of bones.

References[edit]

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